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  • So This Is What It Has Come To

    So This Is What It Has Come To0

    For years after my wife died and I’d moved into an Asheville apartment with my youngest son, I’d rent a house for a week every summer at the North Carolina shore. My children, their spouses, and a growing platoon of grandchildren all came for a special time, a gathering of the clan. Although circumstances have

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  • So This Is What Happens With Government Disaster Relief?

    So This Is What Happens With Government Disaster Relief?0

    • October 31, 2017

    The idea of having government assist after a natural disaster sounds great. It makes us feel good. Houston floods? Send millions. New Orleans floods? Send hundreds of millions. Puerto Rico? The place is a mess and needs billions and billions. It all seems right. Until you look at the details. Someone gets the money. Whether

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  • So It Turns Out You’re A Racist

    So It Turns Out You’re A Racist0

    Am I a racist? Are you? People tell me I sort of have to be a racist, it’s not really my choice. Today, if you’re old, white, from the Midwest, a bit conservative, then you’re racist. Maybe you don’t say racist things specifically, and maybe you never did anything to disadvantage a black person yourself,

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  • So Cool! Iceland’s Tradition is to Give BOOKS for Christmas

    So Cool! Iceland’s Tradition is to Give BOOKS for Christmas1

    Are you among those who tell people, “Just get me books for Christmas”? If so, then maybe Iceland is the place for you. According to a decades-old tradition, books are the standard Christmas gift in Iceland. As NPR reports: “The culture of giving books as presents is very deeply rooted in how families perceive Christmas

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  • Snowden: Stop Putting So Much Faith (and Fear) in Presidents

    Snowden: Stop Putting So Much Faith (and Fear) in Presidents0

    Whistleblower ?and former NSA contractor Edward Snowden remains a fugitive at large, but that didn’t stop him from popping up and chiming in on the recent presidential election. Snowden, who in 2013 blew the lid on the NSA’s massive covert surveillance program, recently appeared on camera via livestream to talk about privacy in an event hosted by

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  • Snow Woke?

    Snow Woke?7

    The lead role in Walt Disney’s Snow White remake, due for release in March 2024, is played by an actress who dislikes the original Brothers Grimm fairy tale and can’t stand the studio’s 1930s animated film. It’s a bold move for a production company that has spent almost $1 billion this year on box-office flops.

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