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The US Is Not ‘One Nation’ — And It Never Was 0
- Culture
- July 10, 2017
Patrick Buchanan is an informative and interesting writer. On foreign policy, especially, he’s long been one of the most reasonable voices among high-level American pundits. When it comes to cultural matters, however, Buchanan has long held to a peculiar and empirically questionable version of American history in which the United States was once a mono-culture
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It Makes No Sense to Vilify the Kochs While Venerating FDR 0
- Economics
- July 10, 2017
The Koch Brothers recently announced a $21 million anti-poverty program in Dallas, designed to reduce gang violence and encourage young entrepreneurs. But their efforts to end poverty are unlikely to earn credit from progressives, who frequently demonize the family. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid routinely blasts them for “crooked works” and “nefarious actions.” And when Charles and
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How Many Lawmakers Advocating $15 Minimum Wage Hire Unpaid Interns?0
- Culture
- July 10, 2017
Almost all of the lawmakers who co-sponsored a bill to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour also hired unpaid interns to supplement their staffs, a survey shows. A report from the Employment Policies Institute reveals that 174 of the bill’s 184 co-sponsors, or 95 percent, hire interns who are paid nothing. “It’s hypocritical to
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Goats Are Doing Our Job, Says Union 0
- Economics
- July 10, 2017
Great moments in public employee unionism, as recorded in the Battle Creek (Mich.) Enquirer: A battle is brewing at Western Michigan University this summer between a group of hungry goats and a labor union. The 400-member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has filed a grievance contending that the work the goats are doing in a
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Why We Should Allow Boys to Fight 1
- Culture
- July 10, 2017
If you ever watched the old “Road to Avonlea” TV series, you may recall the episode in which a struggling actor poses as a school teacher and is hired by the desperate school board. The school lessons soon turn into episodes of high drama, in which the children re-enact historical battles with swords, shields, and
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Journalism Prof: CNN’s Bumbling Coverage a ‘Gift from Heaven’ to Trump 0
- Politics
- July 10, 2017
For the slice of America that still values the craft of journalism and sees a greater need for it than ever, the Trump vs. Media wars have been depressing. In one sense, the conflict has confirmed the worst fears of those who argued that members of the fifth estate have become mere shills, regurgitators
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The US Is Not ‘One Nation’ — And It Never Was 0