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In 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,' the curtain falls on tradition
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Uncategorized
- September 19, 2025
North Korea’s nuclear and missile testing programs have accelerated in the last three years, and the nation’s leader, Kim Jong-Un, appears unrelenting in his pursuit of demonstrating the capability to reach the continental U.S. with a nuclear-tipped ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile). According to CNN, North Korea has fired 22 missiles in 2017 alone (see below),
READ MOREPresident Donald Trump has fulfilled a key campaign pledge, announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. The Paris Agreement, which committed the U.S. to drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions, was a truly bad deal—bad for American taxpayers, American energy companies, and every single American who depends on affordable, reliable energy. It
READ MOREDiscussing what millennials are or aren’t doing in the real estate market is almost a cliché at this point. Nonetheless, interpreting homebuying trends is a vital component of understanding economic success. Whether you live in the United States or Australia—where the issue is equally prevalent—young people are either uninterested in homeownership or unable to afford
READ MOREThe recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida, has again created a debate over whether or not the country needs additional gun control laws. Rather than wading into that debate, perhaps we should explore why so little progress is made on this issue. After each of the recent mass shootings or school shootings we have seen
READ MOREAmericans today tend to look at the War of Independence in terms of patriotic slogans. “No Taxation without Representation!” “I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.” “Give me liberty or give me death.” “Don’t Tread on Me!” Through this lens, the Revolutionary War was an inevitable conflict brought about
READ MOREThere’s no denying that the literacy levels in the U.S. are a bit alarming: 14 percent of adults can’t read. Only 13 percent of adults can read at a proficient level. 27 percent of adults didn’t read a book in the last year. 50 percent of adults can’t read a book written at an 8th grade
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