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When Your Representatives Hold the Purse Strings: Should Government Officials Be Fiduciaries?
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When Your Representatives Hold the Purse Strings: Should Government Officials Be Fiduciaries?

You trust your financial advisor with your retirement savings. You expect your lawyer to put your interests first. You assume your doctor will recommend treatments based on your health, not their wallet. These professionals are held to something called a “fiduciary duty” — a legal obligation to act in your best interest, not their own....

How Did They Get Here? The Curious Case of America’s Unvetted Elected Officials
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How Did They Get Here? The Curious Case of America’s Unvetted Elected Officials

Every few months, it seems, we get another story that makes us do a double-take. A city councilor in Maine turns out to have an extensive criminal history. A congressman fabricated essentially his entire resume. A school board member lied about their credentials. And we’re left asking the same question: How did nobody check this?...

Are Food Companies Designing Products to Fight Weight Loss Drugs?
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Are Food Companies Designing Products to Fight Weight Loss Drugs?

Are Food Companies Designing Products to Fight Weight Loss Drugs? A new frontier in the battle between Big Food and Big Pharma raises uncomfortable questions about consumer choice There’s something darkly ironic happening in America’s kitchens right now. Just as millions of people are turning to medications like Ozempic and Wegovy to curb their appetites...

America’s Oldest Foreign Policy Playbook Is Making a Comeback—Here’s Why That Matters
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America’s Oldest Foreign Policy Playbook Is Making a Comeback—Here’s Why That Matters

America’s Oldest Foreign Policy Playbook Is Making a Comeback—Here’s Why That Matters By Dominick Calabro, Editor-in-ChiefNexfinityNews.com You probably haven’t thought about the Monroe Doctrine since high school history class. Most Americans haven’t. But in the halls of power in Washington, this 200-year-old policy is experiencing something of a renaissance—and the implications stretch from Caracas to...

The Unelected Empire: How NGOs Became the World’s Most Powerful Unaccountable Institutions
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The Unelected Empire: How NGOs Became the World’s Most Powerful Unaccountable Institutions

The Unelected Empire: How NGOs Became the World’s Most Powerful Unaccountable Institutions Something strange has happened over the last few decades. Organizations that voters never elected somehow have more influence over policy than the people they actually did elect. These entities testify before Congress, shape international agreements, and dictate corporate behavior—all while operating in an...

The Uncomfortable Truth About Genocide: Why We Only Remember Some Mass Atrocities
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The Uncomfortable Truth About Genocide: Why We Only Remember Some Mass Atrocities

The Uncomfortable Truth About Genocide: Why We Only Remember Some Mass Atrocities We all know about the Holocaust. It’s taught in schools, memorialized in museums, and referenced constantly in our cultural conversations. But ask the average American about the Rwandan genocide, the Armenian genocide, or the mass killings in Bangladesh, and you’ll get blank stares...

The Simple Fix to America’s Healthcare Affordability Crisis
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The Simple Fix to America’s Healthcare Affordability Crisis

The Simple Fix to America’s Healthcare Affordability Crisis We’ve overcomplicated healthcare in America. What started as a system meant to protect people from catastrophic costs has morphed into a byzantine maze where nobody knows what anything actually costs until the bill arrives. But there’s a straightforward solution staring us in the face—one that requires no...

How Fraud and Illegal Immigration Hit Your Wallet: The Hidden Costs of America’s Broken Border
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How Fraud and Illegal Immigration Hit Your Wallet: The Hidden Costs of America’s Broken Border

The bill for our broken immigration system isn’t just landing on the desks of federal bureaucrats—it’s showing up in your rent check, your grocery bill, and your kids’ school budget. Over the past three years, Americans have watched their cost of living surge to levels not seen in decades. While the Federal Reserve and economists...

The Great Under-16 Disconnect: Are Social Media Bans the Answer—or Just Good Business for Big Tech?
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The Great Under-16 Disconnect: Are Social Media Bans the Answer—or Just Good Business for Big Tech?

The Great Under-16 Disconnect: Are Social Media Bans the Answer—or Just Good Business for Big Tech? There’s something unprecedented happening across the globe right now. From Sydney to Copenhagen, governments are pulling the plug on teenagers’ ability to scroll, snap, and share. Australia just became the first country to ban social media for everyone under...

The Data Paradox: We Have All The Information, Just Not The Will To Use It
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The Data Paradox: We Have All The Information, Just Not The Will To Use It

The Data Paradox: We Have All The Information, Just Not The Will To Use It Here’s something that’ll make your head spin: the U.S. government knows more about you than you think, pays billions to companies like Palantir to connect the dots, but somehow still can’t seem to fix basic problems like welfare fraud, accurate...