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  • Lack of Assimilation Is Economically Harming Latino Immigrants and Society

    Lack of Assimilation Is Economically Harming Latino Immigrants and Society0

    Early in 2019, a firestorm of criticism descended upon veteran journalist Tom Brokaw because he said on NBC’s Meet the Press that Hispanics “should work harder at assimilation” and shouldn’t isolate themselves “in their communities.” NBC condemned his comments as “inaccurate and inappropriate,” media outlets ran articles and editorials calling them racist and factually wrong, and Brokaw apologized. Contrary to the blowback against Brokaw, scholarly sources

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  • Labor Unions are Now Filing Grievances against Goats

    Labor Unions are Now Filing Grievances against Goats0

    A major union is rallying its supporters to battle the latest job-stealing enemy: goats. The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and the University of Michigan have had a well-established working relationship with each other for years. But this is largely because the labor union holds a contract with the school, barring

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  • Labor Employee Wins $21K Settlement Over ‘Insensitive’ Email From Boss

    Labor Employee Wins $21K Settlement Over ‘Insensitive’ Email From Boss0

    Are you unreasonable if you do not become traumatized by a single insensitive workplace email or remark? No, according to the courts. But yes, according to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: It ruled that a single, non-threatening email was “religious harassment” that would poison the work environment for a “reasonable person.” As a result, it

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  • LA Times Editorial Board: Dear Colleges, Stop Squeezing Free Speech

    LA Times Editorial Board: Dear Colleges, Stop Squeezing Free Speech0

    A couple of weeks ago, my colleague Annie Holmquist wrote about Kevin Shaw, a student at California’s Pierce College, whom college officials threatened to kick off campus because he was handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution to interested students. Considering all the things happening on college campuses these days, cracking down on students offering

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  • Kyle Rittenhouse, Both Right and Righteous

    Kyle Rittenhouse, Both Right and Righteous0

    In judging the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, set aside for the moment Wisconsin law under which he is being tried, and consider the natural law, the moral law, the higher law written on the human heart. In terms of values demonstrated and the deeds done that night that Rittenhouse shot the three men who attacked

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  • Kyle Rittenhouse and the Individual’s Choice to Take the Witness Stand

    Kyle Rittenhouse and the Individual’s Choice to Take the Witness Stand0

    I’ve watched the Kyle Rittenhouse court proceedings this week with interest, not only because they are a microcosm of the cultural struggle over basic constitutional rights, but because they’ve turned into a fascinating legal drama. Who needs television shows such as Law and Order when you have a judge continually hauling the prosecution to the

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