Emma Camp

FDA Recalls 80,000 Pounds of Costco Butter Over Missing Milk Allergy Warning

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Apparently consumers are too stupid to know that butter contains milk. Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled almost 80,000 pounds of Costco’s popular store-brand butter due to a crucial labeling error. While the butter listed “cream” as an ingredient, the packaging lacked a critical allergen warning alerting consumers that butter contains … Read more

More Than Half of Americans Think the First Amendment Provides Too Many Rights

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“Evidently, one out of every two Americans wishes they had fewer civil liberties,” said one researcher. “This is a dictator’s fantasy.” More than half of Americans believe the First Amendment can go too far in the rights it guarantees, according to a new survey from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a First … Read more

Giving schools more money doesn’t make them better.

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Giving schools more money doesn’t make them better. Despite receiving record amounts of federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic, American schools still failed to prevent dramatic learning loss among students. This should be far from surprising. Contrary to popular belief, increased educational funding doesn’t correlate with higher-quality schools. In fact, some of the worst-performing public … Read more

Cops Invented a Reason To Cite Man Who Flipped Them Off

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Body camera footage shows that Delaware police cited Jonathan Guessford for flipping them off, even though they later agreed it was his right to do so A Delaware man was ticketed after he flipped off local police—and newly released body camera footage appears to show that officers knew the citation was unlawful but decided to … Read more

D.C.’s Test Scores and Absenteeism Rates Are Getting Worse, so Why Are More Students Graduating?

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The high school graduation rate in Washington, D.C., is climbing. However, student school performance seems to be falling dramatically. While more and more seniors graduate high school, test scores are down and absenteeism is up. According to a recent report from the D.C. Policy Center, graduation rates at D.C. public schools and public charter schools … Read more