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  • Hey Millennials: Here’s the Truth About Socialism, Kim Jong-un, and Nicolás Maduro

    Hey Millennials: Here’s the Truth About Socialism, Kim Jong-un, and Nicolás Maduro0

    A recent story in the New York Times discussed the increasing willingness of political candidates in the United States to run as socialists. Times reporter Farah Stockman wrote that the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is surging, even in conservative-leaning states. “Since November 2016, DSA’s membership has increased from about 5,000 to 35,000 nationwide,” Stockman wrote. “The

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  • Hey GOP, Want to Cut the Burden of Government? Cut Spending.

    Hey GOP, Want to Cut the Burden of Government? Cut Spending.0

    Washington, DC is currently in the middle of a the “tax reform” process, which as Jeff Deist, points out, is ” a con, and a shell game.” Tax reform proposals, Deist continues “always evade and obscure the real issue, which is the total cost — financial, compliance, and human — taxes impose on society.” Tax reform is really about which interest

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  • Hey COVID, I’ve Got Religion

    Hey COVID, I’ve Got Religion4

    For better or worse, my brain is wired to doubt. Even when I’m feeling all gooey and spiritual and thinking that maybe there’s a prime mover in charge of things, my skeptical synapses swoop in and spoil the fun, insisting my thoughts are just a trick of human biology. But the pandemic—or rather, the pandemic response—has

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  • Hershey’s and Resisting Left-Wing Corporate America

    Hershey’s and Resisting Left-Wing Corporate America9

    Hershey’s, the iconic chocolate company, recently released an advertisement apparently to celebrate women. The problem? The ad is starring a man. “See the women changing how we see the future,” the transgender narrator says at the end of the ad. .@Hersheys is putting the face of a trans-"woman" on chocolate bar wrappers with "HerShe" highlighted

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  • Here’s Why We’re Drowning in Information

    Here’s Why We’re Drowning in Information0

    We’ve often quoted T.S. Eliot’s famous lines from Choruses from the Rock as descriptive of our current age: Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? It is frequently remarked that people are “drowning in information” in

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  • Here’s Why Trump’s Constant Criticism of the Media Resonates With Americans

    Here’s Why Trump’s Constant Criticism of the Media Resonates With Americans0

    Americans aren’t fans of their media. A recent poll shows that while many Americans find President Donald Trump divisive, even more find the media to be divisive. A Politico/Morning Consult poll showed that 56 percent of Americans think Trump has done more to divide the country, while 64 percent of Americans think the media has

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