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Vanishing American Jews and the Death of Meritocracy 7
- Culture
- March 14, 2023
Are Jews vanishing in American society? An interesting article published in Tablet Magazine titled “The Vanishing” argues as much. Its author, Jacob Savage, writes, “Suddenly, everywhere you look, the Jews are disappearing.” Of course, Jewish people haven’t actually gone anywhere. What Savage is referring to is a decline in Jewish representation in key public domains,
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On Censorship and Freedom of Speech 1
- Politics, Philosophy
- March 14, 2023
The act of censorship has been around since the beginning of civilization. Historically, censorship has been spearheaded by the two most powerful social domains: government and religion. But the motivations and justifications for censorship have certainly changed over the centuries. Virtually every major era throughout human history has had to deal with censorship of one sort
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Can We Still Trust the Doctor?3
- Politics, Science
- March 14, 2023
When I was growing up, I learned to trust my doctor. My parents never said that explicitly; I could see it in their actions. I was in the hospital many times growing up, sometimes for very serious reasons. I have eight siblings, and I’m one of the elders, so I was there on the numerous
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Pew Research Fuels Gender Wage Gap Myth 3
- Economics
- March 13, 2023
Do women make as much money as men? According to a new report from Pew Research, the answer is no. Titled “The Enduring Grip of the Gender Pay Gap,” the report states: “The gender pay gap – the difference between the earnings of men and women – has barely closed in the United States in
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Why We Fight: Putting Faces on Liberty 0
- Politics, Culture
- March 13, 2023
In early March, I headed down to the mountains of western North Carolina for a reunion with my siblings and their spouses. The weekend weather was beautiful, and as my Honda rolled south through the Shenandoah Valley, a drive I’ve made countless times, I was struck by the beauty of the hills and fields. The
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The Myth of Rural “Assistance”1
- Politics, Economics
- March 13, 2023
As the old country proverb goes, “if it’s happened once, it’s damned-shor’ gonna happen again.” Robert Wright’s forthcoming book, New Deals Exposed: How the Miseries of the Great Depression are Being Repeated Today, makes the convincing case that the sort of good-intentioned lunacy which marked New Deal policy failures is happening all over again, as the world
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Vanishing American Jews and the Death of Meritocracy 7