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  • The DC Statehood Power Grab

    The DC Statehood Power Grab0

    “How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg?” asked President Abraham Lincoln, who answered his own question: “Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn’t make it a leg.” And Congress’ saying that D.C. is a state would equally contradict truth and reality, as our nation’s capital lacks

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  • The Day the Praetorian Guard Went Batsh*t Crazy

    The Day the Praetorian Guard Went Batsh*t Crazy0

    There’s a saying: It’s good to be the king. Tell that to Publius Helvius Pertinax Augustus. Pertinax came to power following the assassination of Commodus, the son of Marcus Aurelius whose reign was marred by erratic behavior, which included the slaughter of nobles and mass bloodshed in the Colosseum. (Commodus enjoyed fighting in the arena

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  • The Daunte Wright Shooting and Demographic Shift

    The Daunte Wright Shooting and Demographic Shift0

    Riots have kicked off again in Minneapolis, this time touched off by an apparently accidental police shooting of an unarmed 20-year-old black man, Daunte Wright, who was attempting to flee police in his vehicle. Nighttime curfews have been imposed across the city but have been routinely ignored by groups of protestors, who are peaceful by

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  • The Data Back up Denzel Washington’s Point About Fatherlessness

    The Data Back up Denzel Washington’s Point About Fatherlessness0

    Americans are finding out that Hollywood *ahem* is infamous for many things. Being supportive of the traditional family structure, however, is not one of them. It is for that reason that actor Denzel Washington’s recent comments on fatherhood are interesting. Speaking about his role as a defense lawyer in the newly released film Roman J.

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  • The Darker Side of the Celebrated Stonewall Riots

    The Darker Side of the Celebrated Stonewall Riots0

    The Stonewall Riots in New York City in 1969 were a great, good thing that signaled the beginning of the LGBTQ social and cultural movement, and only positive things flow from them—or so the narrative goes. The “gay liberation” rioters are our heroes and heroines, and  police, government, and traditional public opinion, on the other hand, are

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  • The Dark Side of Supportive Relationships

    The Dark Side of Supportive Relationships0

    Imagine that you’ve had a heated argument with a co-worker, and you call up your husband or wife to talk about it. Your partner can react in one of two ways. They can assure you that you were right, your co-worker was wrong and that you have a right to be upset. Or your partner

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