In 2019 – when I first started at the VT Scroll as the Opinion Editor – I wrote a relatively bulky article titled “UBI: An Unexpected Antidote”. In it, I discussed the merits of universal basic income as a replacement for the current welfare regime – particularly in how it could reduce bureaucracy. Notably, I argued at the time that
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In 2014 a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies placed the annual global cost of corruption at over a trillion United States dollars. For context, that accounted for 1.3 percent of global GDP in 2014. Years later, a 2018 report issued by the World Economic Forum estimated corruption consumed 5 percent of global GDP. While estimates vary
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This article was written by Maor (’21) a contributor at the Valley Torah Scroll. At Valley Torah, we actively monitor the COVID-19 situation and apply it to all CDC guidelines. As such, we offer both in-person and Zoom classes for our religious studies and Zoom-only for our secular studies. This is done to protect our students and staff. However, learning
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The earlier half of October saw the European Parliament – a legislature elected by citizens of European Union member states – vote on a resolution which, amongst other items, called for a ban on unpaid internships. The vote passed with eight-two percent in favor, eleven percent opposed, and the remainder abstaining. The resolution emphatically condemns unpaid internships as a violation
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Although a host of other events have been canceled due to COVID, the Valley Torah blood drive remains – now more important than ever. In an ordinary year, fewer than 38 percent of the population is eligible to donate blood or platelets – a number which has shrunk as COVID renders many unable to donate due to health concerns. While
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