Author: Aaron Harber
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America’s $1.7 trillion student loan nightmare
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Aaron Harber Much has been written about America’s staggering $1.7 trillion student loan debt but comprehensive solutions have been MIA. Many proposals to forgive debt don’t make sense because they primarily help wealthier borrowers. They also fail to address how some educational institutions have been recklessly exploiting loans as a funding source. A disproportionate amount…
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Harber: The Netflix hacker’s mistake
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In a cyber attack on Netflix and major networks, a hacker who calls themselves “The Dark Overlord,” held hostage programs which have yet to be publicly released. In an attempt to extort the companies which own the shows, the hacker threatened to release the programs before their official release dates — thus preempting the channels, networks and…
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Harber: Logic long overdue for open records
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It’s long overdue for one of the absurd practices of some Colorado government offices to end. Specifically, Senate Bill 40 has been proposed in the Colorado General Assembly to close a loophole created by officials and bureaucrats avoiding their responsibilities to provide citizens access to the information which everyone always has agreed is public. When…
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Lessons from the failure of Amendment 66
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In a stunning electoral defeat, Amendment 66 — representing a much-needed re-writing of the byzantine School Finance Act — went down in flames despite seeming to have everything on its side. Its supporters amassed an extraordinary eight-figure war chest — well over $10 million, which it used to blanket airwaves, email addresses, social media ads,…
