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  • Deportation Rates in Historical Perspective

    Deportation Rates in Historical Perspective0

    In last week’s Democratic primary debate, Univision anchor Jorge Ramos asked Joe Biden about President Obama’s record on immigration enforcement. Ramos said, “you served as vice president in an administration that deported 3 million people, the most ever in U.S. history.” Democratic partisans were very upset on Twitter, but the numbers don’t lie. President Obama removed more

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  • DePaul Professor Says the Free Market Isn’t That Free

    DePaul Professor Says the Free Market Isn’t That Free0

    • September 17, 2015

    Capitalism is considered by many to be the best system for ensuring freedom in the economic realm.    But is the system of free market economics promoted by advocates such as Milton Friedman really that free?   Not according to professor William Cavanaugh of DePaul University of Chicago. In a book chapter entitled “Freedom and

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  • Department of Education to Probe Athletic Program Allowing Transgender Females to Compete With Girls

    Department of Education to Probe Athletic Program Allowing Transgender Females to Compete With Girls0

    The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is opening an investigation into whether female high school athletes were discriminated against when the state of Connecticut allowed males who identify as females to compete with them. The three high school girls pursuing the complaint include Selina Soule, who earlier this year missed qualifying for the 55-meter dash

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  • Denying Someone a Place to Eat Violates Timeless Norms of Hospitality that Go Back to the Homeric Age

    Denying Someone a Place to Eat Violates Timeless Norms of Hospitality that Go Back to the Homeric Age0

    On Feb. 1, 1960, four college students in Greensboro, North Carolina—Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil— sat down at the lunch counter in Woolworth’s and tried to order a bite to eat. They were denied. Authorities were called. Police did not arrest the young men, citing a lack of provocation. So,

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  • Denver’s Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Initiative Increased Debt By 2,400%

    Denver’s Anti-‘Lunch Shaming’ Initiative Increased Debt By 2,400%0

    A year ago, Denver Public Schools put an end to “lunch shaming.” No longer would students have the stigma of receiving a sticker reminding them to pay if they had not settled an outstanding lunch bill.  Denver promised that all children would receive lunches whether they paid for the lunch or not.  The price tag

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  • Denuding Monument Avenue One Statue at a Time

    Denuding Monument Avenue One Statue at a Time0

    Last week Gov. Ralph Northam announced his plan to remove the iconic statue of Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. This step will be the beginning of an undertaking that calls for the removal of four other statues of Confederate heroes, including that of Jefferson Davis. The now endangered statues have long been beloved

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