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  • This Debate is About Gender Dysphoria, Not Transgender Military Service

    This Debate is About Gender Dysphoria, Not Transgender Military Service0

    As a transgender military veteran, an Army retiree and the first person in the United States to have their sex legally declared as non-binary, I have a vested interest in the outcome of the transgender military service ban. In the days when transgender military service was banned, I spent 18 years of torment fearing that

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  • This County Discovered It’s Possible to Operate Debt-Free… and Its Citizens Are Reaping the Benefits

    This County Discovered It’s Possible to Operate Debt-Free… and Its Citizens Are Reaping the Benefits0

    The other day, I wrote about the disadvantages of state and local governments issuing general obligation debt. Those governments currently have more than $3 trillion in overall debt outstanding. Government borrowing enriches financial firms, encourages corruption, and magnifies the ultimate tax burden that citizens will bear for the related spending. It is prudent and practical for states

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  • This Clip Shows the Paradox of Western “Individualism”

    This Clip Shows the Paradox of Western “Individualism”0

    • September 14, 2015

          As summarized by Hillsdale College English professor Dwight Lindley: ?”At one point in Monty Python’s Life of Brian, the ridiculous protagonist finds himself at an upper window, addressing a large crowd of determined, sheeplike followers: ‘You don’t need to follow me,’ he cries. ‘You’ve got to think for yourselves. You’re all individuals!’ To which

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  • This Christmas Season, I’ve Become a Hallmark Man

    This Christmas Season, I’ve Become a Hallmark Man7

    The following admission should embarrass me. Fortunately, I have reached the age where personal quirks more often bring amusement than shame. Here’s my confession: I’ve begun watching Hallmark movies. Recently, I even spent two evenings with a Candace Cameron Bure film from the Great American Family. Yep, here I am, a guy in his early

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  • This Brazilian Economist Once Marched for Socialism, But Became a Free-Market Hero

    This Brazilian Economist Once Marched for Socialism, But Became a Free-Market Hero0

    If he were still alive, Roberto Campos would turn 101 next week on April 17. He was a Brazilian hero whose timeless ideas are still shining a light in the darkness. A common complaint in my country, Brazil, is that our heroes are not given due recognition or that their achievements are only realized and

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  • This Book Explains Every Political Argument

    This Book Explains Every Political Argument3

    One of the curious things about political opinions is how often the same people line up on opposite sides of different issues. The issues themselves may have no intrinsic connection with each other. They may range from military spending to drug laws to monetary policy to education. Yet the same familiar faces can be found

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