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  • Civil Discourse Seems to be at an All-time Low. Why?

    Civil Discourse Seems to be at an All-time Low. Why?0

    In an age where partisanship reigns supreme, there seems to be one issue on which members of both the Left and Right agree, namely, the declining presence of civil discourse. Nowhere was this more apparent than in a recent townhall style meeting in Damariscotta, Maine. As The Boston Globe reports: More than 100 Mainers showed

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  • Civics 101 for Flyover Country

    Civics 101 for Flyover Country0

    Quillette columnist Coleman Hughes, an American of African descent who has “only ever voted for democrats,” made news in June when he testified in front of a House Subcommittee against reparations for slavery. One lady applauded him on social media, saying “there are so many youth (sic) that want to speak out … but fear

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  • City: ‘If something is not permitted it is prohibited.’

    City: ‘If something is not permitted it is prohibited.’0

    Should Americans have a right to garden in their own yards? If you looked at this question, shook your head, and answered, “Of course! Why would we not?” then it would seem there is still some common sense left in the world. Unfortunately, that common sense doesn’t always extend to the powers that be, and

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  • City Shuts Downs Preschoolers’ Farm Stand

    City Shuts Downs Preschoolers’ Farm Stand0

    It’s like something out of The Onion: city manager shuts down preschool farm stand out of fear that, if allowed, “we could end up with one on every corner.” Farm Stand Shut Down Alas, this is not satire. It’s the current predicament facing the Little Ones Learning Center in Forest Park, Georgia, just outside of

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  • City of Baltimore Will Bus Students To Anti-Gun Protest—at Cost of $100k

    City of Baltimore Will Bus Students To Anti-Gun Protest—at Cost of $100k0

    At a cost of $100,000, the city of Baltimore plans to provide 60 free buses to take students from its schools to planned anti-gun demonstrations in Washington, D.C. later this month. Many things could be said against this decision. For instance, it openly breaks with the notional political neutrality of public schools so as to

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  • City Fines Elderly Man $30,000 Over Uncut Grass, Tries to Steal His Home

    City Fines Elderly Man $30,000 Over Uncut Grass, Tries to Steal His Home0

    A Florida town attracted national attention last week for its efforts to fine a 69-year-old retiree nearly $30,000 and then foreclose on his home because he was unable to pay — all because he failed to cut his grass. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the city of Dunedin claims its Code Enforcement Board, which

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