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  • ‘This is What Police States Do’

    ‘This is What Police States Do’0

    “This is what police states do.” These words come from Bloomberg columnist Eli Lake, speaking of government spies selectively disseminating private conversations recorded by the NSA and FBI. Lake, a former senior security writer for the Daily Beast, was writing on what he called “the political assassination” of Michael Flynn, the man who now has

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  • We’re All ‘Snowflakes’ Now

    We’re All ‘Snowflakes’ Now0

    A quote frequently attributed to Socrates says that “When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.” And probably the most cited logical fallacy these days is the ad hominem, which is an attack “against the person” rather than his or her actual argument. For these reasons, I and many others have

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  • How Religion in America Differed From Religion in Europe

    How Religion in America Differed From Religion in Europe0

    I recently came across a bit of news noting that the Trump administration is considering overturning the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits tax-exempt charitable groups from endorsing political candidates and engaging in other forms of political activism. My own feelings on this issue are mostly ambivalent (for now) because I have not yet given the matter

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  • Are Senators Who Attended Elite Schools Blind to the Plight of American Parents?0

    Following the vitriolic confirmation of Betsy DeVos as the U.S. Secretary of Education, Cheryl Kirk, a mother of three children in the Indiana school choice program, took to the web to write an open letter to Senator Al Franken about his opposition to school choice for families like her own. In Kirk’s eyes, it seemed

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  • Gender-Affirming Bathroom Policies ‘Quackery,’ Medical Experts Say

    Gender-Affirming Bathroom Policies ‘Quackery,’ Medical Experts Say0

    A decision by the US Department of Justice last Friday not to support Obama-era policies on transgender school bathrooms suggests that the LGBT activists are out in the cold.   Mr Obama’s Attorney-General, Loretta Lynch, made a promise to transgenders, especially students in public schools: “The Department of Justice and, indeed, the entire Obama administration

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  • Why Americans Refrigerate Eggs and Europeans Don’t

    Why Americans Refrigerate Eggs and Europeans Don’t0

    A few years ago, I bought some fresh eggs from a friend who owned chickens. They were wonderful. I’m not fussy about the topic so I can’t say that I go out of my way to get fresh eggs. I’ll take them when I can get them. However, I’ve long been intrigued by her instructions

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