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  • In 2017, the U.S. Led the World in CO2 Emission Reduction. It’s the 9th Time This Century

    In 2017, the U.S. Led the World in CO2 Emission Reduction. It’s the 9th Time This Century0

      From the June 2018 BP Statistical Review of Global Energy (67th edition) here are some details on C02 emissions in 2017: 1. Global CO2 emissions from energy in 2017 grew by 1.6% (and 426.4 million tons, see data here), rebounding from the stagnant volumes during 2014-2016, and faster than the 10-year average of 1.3%. 2. Declines in CO2 emissions

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  • In ‘Mother,’ Author Kathleen Norris Showed What Career Women Miss by Foregoing Motherhood

    In ‘Mother,’ Author Kathleen Norris Showed What Career Women Miss by Foregoing Motherhood0

    I was first introduced to the works of famed author Kathleen Norris in my late teens. Writing in the early to mid-twentieth century, Norris was an example of what many would consider a feminist’s dream life. She worked hard to support her family. She delved into higher education to perfect her career. She became a

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  • Imperialism Is Baked into America’s (Progressive) DNA

    Imperialism Is Baked into America’s (Progressive) DNA0

    Just how much imperialism is in the DNA—so to write—of the American character? When Frederick Jackson Turner delivered his famous address, “The Significance of the Frontier in American History,” on an outrageously humid Chicago afternoon, July 12, 1893, he warned that what had been a healthy frontier expansion might well turn into bald-faced imperialism with

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  • Impeachment: Pelosi’s Biggest Mistake Ever

    Impeachment: Pelosi’s Biggest Mistake Ever0

    September 24, 2019, will be remembered as an historic day. But not for the reasons House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) believes. It may just be the day when the Democratic Party guaranteed the reelection of President Donald Trump and a second term for the Make America Great Again agenda. Before we go on, let’s just

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  • Impeachment Is About Dismissing the Will of the People

    Impeachment Is About Dismissing the Will of the People0

    People are stubborn. We like what’s familiar. Coronavirus in China? People eating bat soup? In a chaotic and dangerous world, it’s comforting to know – or at least to think – that we have some control. Whether someone identifies as conservative or liberal tends to boil down to their response to this question: should people generally be left alone,

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  • Impeachment Fatigue and the Way Out

    Impeachment Fatigue and the Way Out0

    It’s nearly Christmas, and the nation is bustling with related activities. The nation is also bustling over impeachment. Or rather, Congress is bustling over impeachment. It’s hard to tell how much those outside Congress really care about the matter. Perhaps that’s why opposition to impeachment appears to be increasing. Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki made the

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