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Veteran Investigative Journalist Jay Solomon: Exposing the Iran Cash Scandal

2025-05-15

Jay Solomon is one of the U.S.’s premier investigative journalists and writers, with a nearly 30-year track record of global reporting. He served as The Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign affairs correspondent for over a decade, breaking major stories such as the Obama administration’s secret cash shipments to Iran. He's also reported from the Middle East, India, and East Asia, and is an expert on international sanctions, illicit finance, nuclear proliferation, and cyber warfare.

(www.thefp.com)

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Trump's Crypto Reserve: A Dangerous Boondoggle

2025-03-07

A 33-year veteran money manager vehemently criticizes President Trump's executive order establishing a "strategic cryptocurrency reserve." The author argues this plan is unnecessary, potentially harmful, and rife with corruption risk. He satirically compares it to a "digital Fort Knox," highlighting the absurdity given the U.S.'s departure from the gold standard in 1933. The author deems the initiative a dangerous and wasteful boondoggle, posing a potential threat to U.S. economic and financial stability.

(www.thefp.com)

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McDonald's: A Microcosm of American Life

2024-12-16

Author Chris Arnade offers a unique perspective on American society by observing McDonald's restaurants across the US. From Trump's political stunt at a McDonald's to its role as a refuge for the mentally ill and a de facto community center, Arnade argues that McDonald's transcends its fast-food identity, reflecting the connections between people and the yearning for belonging in American society. He highlights the elite's tendency to overlook the value of these grassroots communities, emphasizing that these organically formed social hubs are a testament to the resilience of American society.

(www.thefp.com)

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Newton Public Schools' 'Equity' Experiment Fails

2024-12-14

In the fall of 2021, Newton Public Schools in Massachusetts implemented a complex initiative called "multilevel classrooms" aimed at improving educational equity. This model mixed students of varying academic abilities into single classrooms with one teacher. Three years later, the results are troubling. Teachers report the model fails to meet the needs of diverse learners; high-achieving students are stifled, while lower-achieving students are hesitant to ask questions. Lack of adequate training and support for teachers led to poor outcomes, with students in multilevel classes often underperforming their single-level counterparts. The school lacked metrics for success, and no data supported the model's efficacy. A teacher's council petitioned to roll back multilevel classes in STEM and world languages, urging the district to find better solutions for addressing educational equity. The failure highlights the need for data-driven approaches and a focus on student needs in educational reform.

(www.thefp.com)

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