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  • The Irish Potato Famine: What Caused It?

    The Irish Potato Famine: What Caused It?0

    British Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized for doing “too little” in response to the Irish Potato Famine of the 19th century that killed one million people and brought about the emigration of millions more. But in fact, the English government was guilty of doing too much. Blair’s statement draws attention to the question of what caused the

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  • The Iraq War Has Cost the U.S. Nearly $2 Trillion

    The Iraq War Has Cost the U.S. Nearly $2 Trillion0

    Editor’s note: The Costs of Wars project was started in 2011 to assess the long-term consequences of the post-9/11 wars. Project co-director Neta C. Crawford, professor and chair of political science at Boston University, explains the major implications of the Iraq War for the federal budget. Even if the U.S. administration decided to leave – or was

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  • The Invention of Recreation

    The Invention of Recreation1

    Summer is the season for “recreation.” After slogging through work and school for most of the year, millions of parents and their children try to cram enjoyment into a road trip or an international holiday. They spend enormous amounts of time, money, and effort doing so—in fact, Americans have devoted over $200 billion annually to

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  • The Intolerant Student Left

    The Intolerant Student Left0

    Increasingly, Americans have witnessed the suppression of speech on college campus not by conservatives or white racists, but rather by individuals representing the very groups who most often call for tolerance and accuse others of hate. The spread of censorship and intolerance isn’t limited to America. Britain is seeing a wave of intolerance sweep through

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  • The Intolerance of the Tolerant

    The Intolerance of the Tolerant4

    If you’re going to be intolerant, it’s not a good look to do it in the name of tolerance. 

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  • The Internet Makes Crazy Politics

    The Internet Makes Crazy Politics0

    These are not easy times for those cherishing political sanity. Barely a day passes without some stupidity drawing the “What can these idiots be thinking?” response. How is one to respond to demands that drag queens be allowed to read to toddlers at public libraries or that boys must be permitted to compete in girls’

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