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Новости за 06.01.2025

TheHill.com 

Watch: Harris certifies Trump's election win

Congress on Monday formally certified President-elect Trump's 2024 election victory. As president of the Senate, Vice President Harris, whom Trump defeated, oversaw the process. Monday marks four years since a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to overturn his 2020 defeat. While this certification is expected to go smoothly, the aftermath...

Sox Prospects 

Fall/Winter Roundup: Narvaez shines in playoffs; Rivera sharp again

The playoffs continued down in Venezuela, while the Robert Clemente Professional Baseball League in Puerto Rico closed out the regular season. Only two Red Sox players were in action, and both played key roles for their respective clubs. This week's roundup covers all of the action from December 30 through January 5, and stats for all participating players can be found at the SoxProspects.com Fall & Winter Leagues page. 


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Raw Story 

‘Big Lie’ supporter Pete Hegseth has votes to become defense secretary: GOP leader

Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News weekend co-host who has promoted Donald Trump’s “Big Lie,” enthusiastically covered the “Save America” rally (video below) that led up to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — widely regarded as an insurrection or "self-coup d'état"— and voiced support for the rioters, may now have the votes needed to be confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Defense.

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Library of Economics and Liberty 

Mind Your Metaphors

  • It is pretty clear that an economist, like a poet, uses metaphors. They are called ‘models.’ The market for apartments in New York, says the economist, is ‘just like’ a curve on a blackboard. No one has so far seen a literal demand curve floating in the sky above Manhattan.
  • —Deirdre McCloskey, If You’re So Smart: The Narrative of Economic Expertise, 1990.1

In 1966, Martin Bronfenbrenner pointed out that the critical question about economic models is whether or not they apply in the real world. Читать дальше...