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Over the last 25 years, the U.S. gun homicide rate has fallen by over half while the gun violence victimization rate has fallen by about 70%. So, why does it seem like gun violence is a growing problem? http://j.mp/2EiHA6A

Over the last 25 years, the U.S. gun homicide rate has fallen by over half while the gun violence victimization rate has fallen by about 70%. So, why does it seem like gun violence is a growing problem? http://j.mp/2EiHA6A

Neither economists nor criminologists think more gun restrictions will reduce violent crime. http://j.mp/2FfcgGZ #2A #guns

In 1981, 44.3% of the world lived in extreme poverty (i.e., less than $1.90 per person per day). In 2015, it was 9.6%. That's a decline of 78%. http://j.mp/2I3aM6R

Libertarian think-tank @CatoInstitute finds that legal immigrants (who are only eligible for benefits after 5 years) consume far fewer federal benefits per capita than natives

On April 19, 1993, 25 years ago today, AG Janet Reno gave the FBI permission to flush a religious group known as the Branch Davidians out of their residence. That incident has become the most controversial law enforcement operation in modern U.S. history. http://j.mp/2HDO58Q

States that have legalized marijuana for medicinal use have seen a dramatic decrease in opioid use & overdose rates. http://j.mp/2EVVyMW

Global poverty has halved over the past 20 years, and yet 92% of Americans and 87% globally believe the share of the world population in extreme poverty has either increased or stayed the same over the last two decades. http://j.mp/2jmT1RJ

Although Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland have high female employment rates and an unusually gender-equal history, these Nordic countries also feature disappointingly low numbers of women managers, executives, and business owners. http://j.mp/2I9aAQy

Racism is the lowest, most crudely primitive form of collectivism. It is fundamentally opposed to individualism. http://j.mp/2yKhxoy