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  • 2020: America’s Wake-Up Call

    2020: America’s Wake-Up Call0

    Who could have predicted how dreadful a year 2020 would be? By this New Year’s Eve, 19 million to 20 million Americans will have contracted a deadly virus in a pandemic that exploded out of China to carry off 333,000 Americans, one of every 1,000 of us. As 2021 begins, Americans will be dying at

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  • 2020 Needs Mr. Smith More Than 1940 Did

    2020 Needs Mr. Smith More Than 1940 Did0

    When asked to name my favorite movies, I have a handful of titles I normally toss into the ring. These titles are not what most people expect. I don’t name “Lord of the Rings,” “Batman,” “Star Wars,” or some other big blockbuster with special effects. No, my titles are simple, with editing and footage that

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  • 2019 Was a Bad Year for ‘Only Cops Should Have Guns’

    2019 Was a Bad Year for ‘Only Cops Should Have Guns’0

    On December 29, an armed gunman entered the West Freeway Church of Christ in Texas and shot two members of the congregation. Within six seconds, a third member of the congregation drew a weapon and shot the gunman dead. The events were captured on live-streamed video, with the dramatic events – in the minds of many observers – highlighting

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  • 2016’s Homeownership Rate was the Lowest Since 1965

    2016’s Homeownership Rate was the Lowest Since 19650

    Yesterday, the Census Bureau released its measure of homeownership for 2016, and the annual average for 2016 was 63.4 percent. That’s the lowest rate measured since 1965 when the homeownership rate was 63 percent.  2016 was also the twelfth year in a row in which the homeownership rate was lower than the year prior. In

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  • 2015: the year when Italy’s demographic malaise became apparent

    2015: the year when Italy’s demographic malaise became apparent0

    Recently there has come to light yet more news that suggests that yes, Europe is indeed dying. According to Reuters, for the first time in three decades the Italian population declined (the last population drop was a very small one in 1986, and in effect Italy’s population has been growing continually since 1952). The population

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  • 2000 and 2020

    2000 and 20200

    There was real panic in the air 20 years ago. The “Y2K bug” was a deceptively simple flaw in older mainframes and software. It coded the year portion of dates with two digits, but this flaw would face a reckoning upon the turn of the millennium, as 2000 would now only be rendered as “00.”

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