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Evil meat

Do you eat steak? You're killing the planet! So say climate activists. Silly media agree: Vox warns that beef is the "worst thing we eat when it comes to global warming." The World Economic Forum, which says it's "committed to improving the state of the world," released a video promoting a ...

Paul Ehrlich was wrong about everything

Biologist and author Paul Ehrlich, the most influential Chicken Little of the last century, died at the age of 93 this week. His 1968 book, "The Population Bomb," launched decades of institutional panic in government, entertainment and journalism. Ehrlich's core neo-Malthusian argument was ...

Immigration reform needed

Suppose a luxury liner with 100 passengers one day discovers there are four stowaways on board. Would you vote to toss the four overboard, or would you find a way to accommodate these less fortunate, hard-working stowaways? Now consider, of the roughly 340 million people in the U.S., 14 million are unauthorized.* As with the ratio of our stowaways to passengers, the number of unauthorized immigrants make up just 4% of our total population. With the immigration influx down to a trickle, what seems to be the problem? Well, for starters, our president is a racist. He thought we ...

Trump's stupidest cabinet member, a hard call but a clear winner

At a press briefing on Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth complained about a CNN report that the Trump administration had underestimated Iran's ability to disrupt global oil traffic by closing the Strait of Hormuz. "Patently ridiculous," Hegseth told reporters, adding — even as the ...

State advises 187K students about Tuition Incentive Program

The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement and Potential — MiLEAP — recently mailed more than 187,000 letters to Michigan students and their families notifying them of their eligibility for the Tuition Incentive Program, or TIP. TIP, a longstanding state scholarship program, provides tuition support for eligible Medicaid recipients pursuing skill certificates, associate degrees or bachelor’s degrees at participating Michigan colleges and universities. “Every Michigan student deserves a clear path to pursue higher education,” Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, ...

Income tax returns due in a month

State individual income tax returns must be filed electronically or postmarked through the U.S. Postal Service by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, April 15. For more information about e-filing, go to www.mifastfile.org. “We are just about at the halfway point of the filing season,” said Deputy State Treasurer Kavita Kale, who oversees Treasury’s Revenue Services programs. “Taxpayers still have plenty of time to file their state individual income tax returns. For the most accurate returns, consider electronic filing or using a reputable preparer. Taking time out of your ...