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  • Figuring Out Your 1960s Stance in One Question

    Figuring Out Your 1960s Stance in One Question1

    The 1960s, according to Carl Oglesby, a former president of Students for a Democratic Society, “will never level out.” “It’s a corkscrew, it’s a tailspin, it’s a joyride on a roller coaster, it’s a never-ending mystery,” he continues. “Who won? Who lost? What were the terms of victory and defeat? We’ll always be discussing that.” I

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  • Ending Critical Race Theory for the Children’s Sake

    Ending Critical Race Theory for the Children’s Sake0

    A video of a white teacher from Loudon County, Virginia protesting the required Critical Race Theory (CRT) training for teachers is a highlight of Andrea Widburg’s article, “Maybe the pendulum is starting to swing on cancel culture.” Take one minute to watch this female fireball, and you’ll hear what so many of us are thinking

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  • Individual Rights and Their Role in the Revolution

    Individual Rights and Their Role in the Revolution0

    America’s Revolutionary Mind, by C. Bradley Thompson (Encounter Books; 584 pp., $32.99).   Thompson’s examination of colonial America’s natural rights political culture and the effects of the Declaration’s oft-quoted passage about unalienable rights is not likely to please members of the traditional right, and as such I consider it required reading. Thompson presents copious evidence

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  • Extinction by Our Own Hand

    Extinction by Our Own Hand0

    A few billion years from now, the Sun will continue in its life cycle, become an expanding red giant, and most likely envelop the Earth. This spectacular solar smack-down should be no problem for humanity, however. We’ll have already met our demise, most likely via omnicide. Sound grim? Check out Mary Shelley’s The Last Man, a

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  • Do We Not Have Enough Enemies?

    Do We Not Have Enough Enemies?1

    Asked bluntly by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos if he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is “a killer,” Joe Biden answered, “Uh, I do.” Biden added that he once told Putin to his face that he had “no soul.” Biden also indicated that new sanctions would be imposed on Russia for the poisoning of dissident Alexei Navalny

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  • Sticking Up for the First Amendment

    Sticking Up for the First Amendment0

    There is an advantage to being 70 years old, with no Twitter account, no interest in Facebook, no regular job, and no financial dependents. I can speak my mind. I refrain from pushing my politics on others, but if asked I will tell you I supported the Trump-Pence ticket and explain why. If asked my

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