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  • ‘Porn Star’: Why We Should Probably Lose the Term

    ‘Porn Star’: Why We Should Probably Lose the Term0

    A few years ago, an 18-year old Duke University student named Miriam Weeks began performing in pornographic films for $1,300 per scene to make ends meet. Today she is better known by her nom de porn: Belle Knox. The story created a national stir, especially after Weeks, who said she began shooting porn because tuition

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  • Who Gets the Biggest Tax Cut in the Republican Tax Plan?

    Who Gets the Biggest Tax Cut in the Republican Tax Plan?0

    Critics are saying that the Republican tax plan would give high earners the largest cuts. There has been a flood of news stories with that theme since the Tax Policy Center (TPC) released its analysis of the plan. The TPC summary says, “Those with the very highest incomes would receive the biggest tax cuts,” and

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  • Want Dumbed Down Schools? Get Rid of Logic.

    Want Dumbed Down Schools? Get Rid of Logic.0

    In a recent column for The Washington Post, Valerie Strauss highlighted a program called NoRedInk, which helps students across the nation improve their writing skills. Given that only 27 percent of U.S. high school seniors are proficient in this area suggests that such a program is quite necessary. What’s interesting, however, are the areas in

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  • The Truth About Money in Politics

    The Truth About Money in Politics0

    I recently participated in a panel discussion in Frankfort, KY about the evils of money in politics. The groups sponsoring it were liberal groups and I was the only conservative on the panel, taking the place of someone else who could not make it. The discussion was specifically about “dark money” in politics, and generally

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  • The Death of Common Sense

    The Death of Common Sense0

    Three yards of black fabric enshroud my computer terminal. I am mourning the passing of an old friend by the name of Common Sense. His obituary reads as follows: Common Sense, aka C.S., lived a long life, but died from heart failure at the brink of the millennium. No one really knows how old he

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  • Should Cambridge University ‘Decolonise’ Its English Curriculum?

    Should Cambridge University ‘Decolonise’ Its English Curriculum?0

    In an attempt to foster diversity and inclusion, many college campuses, secondary institutions, and even elementary schools have gradually changed up their English curriculum. This change has caused a number of the classic works students have studied for centuries to disappear, replaced by modern tales representing a variety of backgrounds and cultures. The latest school

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