Month: May 2019
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Olympia Receives a Failing Grade
During the final days of the last legislative session, lawmakers in Olympia — seemingly without much thoughtful consideration — decided to overhaul education in Washington state by giving in to various demands from the teachers’ union. In a flurry of activity, lawmakers reversed a ban on affirmative action, essentially eliminated a basic competency test for…
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When Lawyers Take on Science, the Future of an Industry Is at Stake
Last month, a team of scientists obtained a picture of a black hole, providing visual evidence of something astrophysicists have long known to exist but were unable to see. This triumph of modern science was celebrated all around the world. Meanwhile, television ads by law firms are recruiting Americans to join in a gigantic lawsuit…