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  • George Washington Bought an INSANE Amount of Alcohol to Launch his Political Career

    George Washington Bought an INSANE Amount of Alcohol to Launch his Political Career0

    Campaign finance is a touchy subject in the United States today. The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision unleashed a flood of money into politics. The court ruled that federal restrictions on donations from unions and corporations to individual candidates violated the Constitution’s right to free speech. A group opposed to the Citizens United decision

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  • Climate Change is Real, The Proof is in the Politics

    Climate Change is Real, The Proof is in the Politics0

    “Most big companies in the U.S. recognize that climate change is real.” So said Geoffrey M. Heal, a professor at Columbia Business School, as quoted in a recent Bloomberg Businessweek article. Of course climate change is real. It has been for thousands, if not millions of years, long before big companies existed, let alone recognized

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  • 3 Lessons Learned from Wisconsin’s War on Foreign Butter

    3 Lessons Learned from Wisconsin’s War on Foreign Butter0

    In February, a number of Irish citizens were surprised to find out that selling Kerrygold butter — a line of butter produced in Ireland — is a criminal offense in Wisconsin. Irish Central reports:  Under a 1970 law all butter sold in the state must be subjected to scrutiny by a panel, which recently ruled

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  • Why Can’t the VA Fire an Employee Caught Watching Porn?

    Why Can’t the VA Fire an Employee Caught Watching Porn?0

    If one was seeking to demonstrate the extent to which the operations of the federal government are defective, many would immediately point to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where just a few years ago a healthcare scandal exposed mass bureaucratic dysfunction and corruption. Americans across the political spectrum recognize a need for reform at

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  • Social Isolation is Dangerous to Democracy

    Social Isolation is Dangerous to Democracy0

    How many times have you attended a city council meeting? A school board meeting? Participated in a regional commission to address a social problem? Run for public office?  Some of us are politically engaged. But most of us are not. Is a vibrant public life really worth living? The majority of Americans prioritize the obligations

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  • Postmodernism: The Philosophy Behind ‘Identity Politics’

    Postmodernism: The Philosophy Behind ‘Identity Politics’0

    In The Art of War, Sun Tzu writes, “If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.” Many of you consider yourself enemies of the prevalent “identity politics” that are causing so much strife and bitterness in America today. To defeat this enemy will require coming to

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