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  • Paid Family Leave Might Reduce Wages: But Does that Matter?

    Paid Family Leave Might Reduce Wages: But Does that Matter?0

    • November 4, 2019

    A new study has just been released that, at first glance, seems to undercut the case for paid parental leave. The study compares outcomes for women who gave birth in California in 2004, just before and just after the state’s Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) went into effect. According to the authors: We find little evidence

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  • Paglia: The Dumbing Down of America Began in Public Schools

    Paglia: The Dumbing Down of America Began in Public Schools0

    In the last several years, Americans have been sensing that something is seriously wrong with the current crop of young people. True, they are likely to have the most education credentials any generation has ever received. They also are technically-savvy, and as such, have a wealth of knowledge at their fingertips. But in spite of

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  • Paglia: Criticizing Transgenderism Is Not Transphobic

    Paglia: Criticizing Transgenderism Is Not Transphobic0

    Feminist academic Camille Paglia is notorious for marching to her own beat. Her recent interview in the academic journal Interfaces Brazil/Canada is no exception. Per usual, Paglia is asked several questions about today’s hot topics, including feminism, censorship, and the current state of civilization. The questioning gets personal, however, when the subject turns to transgenderism,

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  • Paglia: ‘Sex Changes are Impossible’

    Paglia: ‘Sex Changes are Impossible’0

    Camille Paglia is at it again: trend iconoclasm. In a recent email interview with Jonathan Last of The Weekly Standard, the libertarian (“pro-sex”, “Amazonian”) feminist describes herself as transgender, but goes on to criticise the current campaign for transgender rights. Mr Last begins by asking why there hasn’t been a showdown between feminism and transgenderism.

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  • Pagan Son

    Pagan Son0

    Late one afternoon in 1969, photographer Art Brewer took a stroll along O’ahu’s North Shore. At Pipeline beach, amid the world’s most sublime waves, Brewer encountered a boy who resembled a white-haired, blue-eyed Mowgli, clinging to an unusually short surfboard, 30 years before that design became the industry standard. “I’m Bunker Spreckels,” said the boy,

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  • Paddington Bear Creator Michael Bond Dies

    Paddington Bear Creator Michael Bond Dies0

    Michael Bond, the creator of the much-adored Paddington Bear, died on Tuesday, according to media reports. He was 91 years old.   Bond is famous for his books about a marmalade-loving bear who moves to London from Peru. Since Paddington’s creation in 1958, Bond had written more than 150 books about Paddington, had multiple children’s

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