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  • Dear Clinton Voters: You’re Confusing Me

    Dear Clinton Voters: You’re Confusing Me0

    Dear Clinton Voters, I confess that, as someone who voted for neither candidate in 2016, you have me baffled indeed. During the campaign you were warning us in the public that the bellicose nationalism of your opponent was a dark and dangerous direction. Yet now, with the candidate you opposed in office, it is precisely

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  • Commentator’s On-Air Freudian Slip Reveals What the Media Wants

    Commentator’s On-Air Freudian Slip Reveals What the Media Wants0

    • February 22, 2017

    MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski appeared to have the rarest of moments Wednesday morning. She told viewers exactly what she thought her role was in regards to shaping public opinion. Brzezinski, the liberal counterpart to conservative Joe Scarborough on the network’s “Morning Joe,” was discussing President Donald Trump’s proclivity to do end-runs around the media, sharing (and

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  • Can Grammar Be Racist? The University of Washington Thinks So

    Can Grammar Be Racist? The University of Washington Thinks So0

    Grammar is “racist,” according to the professional staff, tutors, and the Director of the writing center at the University of Washington at Tacoma. To combat this perceived racism they promise to “emphasize the importance of rhetorical situations over grammatical ‘correctness.’” Forget learning how to write correctly, now a “big part” of the work of writing

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  • 4 Questions Every Intelligent Reader Should Ask

    4 Questions Every Intelligent Reader Should Ask0

    There’s no denying that the literacy levels in the U.S. are a bit alarming: 14 percent of adults can’t read. Only 13 percent of adults can read at a proficient level. 27 percent of adults didn’t read a book in the last year. 50 percent of adults can’t read a book written at an 8th grade

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  • White Males are Getting Trounced (See Chart)

    White Males are Getting Trounced (See Chart)0

    Shortly after the 2016 election, Intellectual Takeout’s Martin Cothran noted that Donald Trump’s victory was achieved largely because the working class whites of America came together and voted as a minority bloc. The Economist recently affirmed this viewpoint by stating the following: “DURING Donald Trump’s inauguration speech he declared that America’s ‘forgotten men and women’ will

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  • Mom Teaches Son to ‘Adult’ in a Refreshingly Creative Way

    Mom Teaches Son to ‘Adult’ in a Refreshingly Creative Way0

    A few months ago, I wrote about “The Adulting School,” a place where parents can send their grown children to learn the skills they failed to teach them as young children. So far, the school seems to be a success, indicating that many from the Participation Trophy Generation really can turn into capable adults with

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