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Build More Homes | CDN
Young adults need lower housing prices, not longer mortgages.The median age of first-time home buyers is now 40, according to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors. Among all buyers, the median age was 59.…
Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Plan Is a Home Run
Polls consistently show that housing affordability is a top concern for Americans. But we don’t need surveys to tell us what is glaringly obvious; home prices continue to soar, interest rates remain uncomfortably high, and…
Poverty, Obesity and SNAP in America
A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40% of the population is obese (defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a body mass index of 30 or higher);…
What Makes Things Affordable? | CDN
Affordability. It’s the word on everybody’s lips.Ever since self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani became the frontrunner in the New York City mayoral election by saying the word “affordability” with talismanic regularity,…
Elon Musk Is a Bargain at $1 Trillion
Recently, Tesla stockholders made a striking decision. They agreed to compensate Elon Musk up to $1 trillion if he meets a series of ambitious performance goals. While this eye-popping figure might raise eyebrows, if Musk…
Mamdani Wants Big Government to Solve Government’s Failures
In 1996, former President Bill Clinton declared, “The era of big government is over.”Three decades later, the left has a different message. In his victory speech, NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani declared, “We will prove that…
Trump’s Filibuster Nuke Would Hand Democrats the Keys To Remake America
There are no saviors or happy endings in politics — just a grueling, soul-sucking, forever war of attrition.Everyone in power seems to forget this detail. That includes President Donald Trump, who has again decided to exert…
Bill Gates Gets Mugged by Reality
You’ve probably heard by now the blockbuster news that Microsoft founder Bill Gates, one of the richest people to ever walk the planet, has had a change of heart on climate change. For several decades, Gates poured billions…
AOC poised to be Democrats’ Trump
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is both radical and unqualified to be president. But she still has a clear path to winning the Democratic presidential nomination.On Tuesday, Socialist Zohran Mamdani will likely become the next…
Misguided ‘Compassion’ Contributes to Political Polarization
For the past 20 years, the University of Notre Dame has sponsored a yearlong dialogue on a given theme, with featured speakers, panels and other public events at which the year’s theme is discussed and debated.This year’s…
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