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  • The “Newspeak” of Facebook Reactions

    The “Newspeak” of Facebook Reactions0

    By now you’ve probably heard, seen, or used Facebook’s “reactions” icons released early this morning. As the Atlantic describes it: “Someone can now respond to any post on Facebook with a heart for ‘love,’ a laughing face for ‘haha,’ an astonished gape for ‘wow,’ a tearful frown for ‘sad,’ a reddening face for ‘angry,’ or

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  • The “New Study Finds” Approach to Overregulation

    The “New Study Finds” Approach to Overregulation1

    “Now we’re cooking with gas!” This classic Americanism carries the sense of definite progress, things working according to plan, and being headed to success (perhaps after an uncertain start). It has the same rhetorical heft as “Full steam ahead.” It was popularized by radio stars Bob Hope and Jack Benny in the 1930s, and was

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  • The “Cultural Appropriation” Thing is Getting Out of Hand

    The “Cultural Appropriation” Thing is Getting Out of Hand0

    • February 9, 2016

    Lately we’ve been hearing a PC leitmotif attacking “cultural appropriation,” which according to James O. Young is “the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture.” Apparently it’s now considered racist or imperialist (or something) for one culture to borrow or elaborate on elements of another. And, according to

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  • The ’60s Radicals Won the Culture War

    The ’60s Radicals Won the Culture War0

    Fifty years ago this year, the ’60s revolution sought to overturn U.S. customs, traditions, ideology, and politics. The ’60s radicals eventually grew older, cut their hair, and joined the establishment. Most thought their revolution had fizzled out in the early 1970s without much effect, as Americans returned to “normal.” But maybe the ’60s, not the

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  • The ‘Woke’ Are Sleeping on China

    The ‘Woke’ Are Sleeping on China0

    Every day I read online about systemic racism, transgender issues, President Joe Biden’s latest faux pas, and other American social ills. All well and good. I’ve written about some of these same issues as well. But are we elevating the trivial at the expense of the significant? Many of our citizens are focused on the

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  • The ‘War on Terror’ Forced 37 Million People to Flee Their Homes

    The ‘War on Terror’ Forced 37 Million People to Flee Their Homes0

    When President George W. Bush launched the “War on Terror” in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, few could have predicted the campaign would entail U.S. involvement in combat in 24 countries over the next two decades. But it did, and the resulting conflicts have come at enormous costs we are only now beginning

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