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  • How One Deleted Scene Turns Star Wars into a Struggle Against Socialism

    How One Deleted Scene Turns Star Wars into a Struggle Against Socialism11

    In the era of Disney, many long-time Star Wars fans have bemoaned the supposed infiltration of their favorite franchise by leftist ideology.   At first, I rolled my eyes at these objections, many of which remain patently absurd. But after Solo: A Star Wars Story gave us a shrill SJW droid hooking up with a pansexual Lando Calrissian, I had to admit that some critics might

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  • How One Contrarian ‘Broke’ Jeopardy! and Won $1.7 Million

    How One Contrarian ‘Broke’ Jeopardy! and Won $1.7 Million0

    For all practical purposes, the way Jeopardy! is played hasn’t changed much since Art Fleming provided the game show’s first “answer” 55 years ago. At least, that was the case until James Holzhauer took his place behind the podium earlier this year.   After winning 22 consecutive games (and still winning) by an astounding average margin of $64,913,

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  • How One College Prof Learned to Love Homeschoolers

    How One College Prof Learned to Love Homeschoolers0

    College professor Ali Gordon wasn’t always a fan of homeschool students. Like many others, he believed that homeschoolers were sheltered individuals, unable to fend for themselves once they left the comfort of their own home. But Dr. Gordon’s mind began to change as he encountered homeschool students in his courses in the Mechanical and Aerospace

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  • How One African Nation is Pulling Itself Out of Poverty

    How One African Nation is Pulling Itself Out of Poverty0

    When discussing the dramatic increase in living standards of the last decades, we usually forget to mention that this increase hasn’t been uniform. Whereas Asia has experienced tremendous economic growth, Africa is the continent that has benefited the least from global capitalism. This doesn’t mean that living standards in Africa haven’t increased at all. Since

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  • How NYT Readers Responded to Karen Handel’s Win Over Jon Ossoff in Georgia Special Election

    How NYT Readers Responded to Karen Handel’s Win Over Jon Ossoff in Georgia Special Election0

    Republican Karen Handel won the closely watched and hotly contested special congressional election in Georgia’s 6th District on Tuesday. Georgia’s former secretary of state defeated Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old documentary filmmaker and former congressional staffer, 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent, per Real Clear Politics. I saw news of Handel’s victory—which was not a huge surprise—on

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  • How NPR Taught Me to Worry About the Police and Trust the Jab

    How NPR Taught Me to Worry About the Police and Trust the Jab0

    I am a social scientist who has written a little bit on media over the years, so sometimes, in the spirit of research, when I have a few extra minutes in the car, I put on the radio. In just 15 minutes or so this morning I gathered the following information. I heard this segment

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