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  • 7 Timeless Life Lessons from Marcus Aurelius

    7 Timeless Life Lessons from Marcus Aurelius0

    Marcus Aurelius (121-180 A.D.), the last of Rome’s Five Great Emperors, was a study of contrasts. In many ways he was the paradigm of Plato’s philosopher king, yet his reign—which began in 161 A.D. following the death of his adopted father, Antonius Pius—was marred by war and revolt. He was heavily influenced by the thinking

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  • 7 Things I’d Do if I Wanted to Keep Poor People Poor

    7 Things I’d Do if I Wanted to Keep Poor People Poor0

    If I wanted to keep poor people poor, there are several government policies I would favor. Let’s count them down. 1: An Expanding Welfare State For starters, I would advocate for a robust and ever-expanding welfare state—programs like Medicaid, food stamps, unemployment insurance, etc. I would recognize that an effective recipe for keeping poor people

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  • 7 Teachers Guilty Of Sex Abuse Got No Prison Time in Violation of State Law, Newspaper Finds

    7 Teachers Guilty Of Sex Abuse Got No Prison Time in Violation of State Law, Newspaper Finds0

    In 1997, Iowa lawmakers passed legislation requiring mandatory prison time for any educator found guilty of sexually abusing a student. The law was passed after a female teacher found guilty of having sex with a male student avoided time behind bars. A recent analysis by the Des Moines Register, however, suggests that law is not

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  • 7 Takeaways From Jeff Sessions’ Senate Testimony on the Russia Probe

    7 Takeaways From Jeff Sessions’ Senate Testimony on the Russia Probe0

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in testimony before a Senate committee, called it “an appalling and detestable lie” for Democrats to suggest he would collude with Russians to undermine the U.S. presidential election. “I did not recuse myself from defending my honor against scurrilous and false allegations,” @USAGSessions says. Sessions himself frequently stirred up Democrats on

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  • 7 Takeaways From FBI Agent Strzok’s Bizarre Congressional Testimony

    7 Takeaways From FBI Agent Strzok’s Bizarre Congressional Testimony0

    A joint hearing of two House committees Thursday repeatedly turned testy as FBI agent Peter Strzok sought to explain away text messages sharply critical of Donald Trump and how they did not affect the fairness of the FBI investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Strzok, reassigned but still an FBI employee, admitted

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  • 7 Surprising Quotes from Margaret Sanger

    7 Surprising Quotes from Margaret Sanger0

    Today’s society openly advocates respect for those of various races, classes, and physical capabilities. Such was not always the case, however, particularly in the years before World War II when eugenics was popular. One fan of eugenics practices was leading feminist Margaret Sanger. The quotes below provide an interesting window into her views on the

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