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  • 19th Century Political Kidnappings Are Why We Regulate Poll Place Behavior

    19th Century Political Kidnappings Are Why We Regulate Poll Place Behavior0

    Author Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th-century master of American macabre, may have died of dirty politics. According to legend, a gang of party “poll hustlers” kidnapped and drugged him. They forced him to vote, then abandoned him near death. Details are murky, but we do know Poe died in Baltimore days after an election. The

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  • 2020 Needs Mr. Smith More Than 1940 Did

    2020 Needs Mr. Smith More Than 1940 Did0

    When asked to name my favorite movies, I have a handful of titles I normally toss into the ring. These titles are not what most people expect. I don’t name “Lord of the Rings,” “Batman,” “Star Wars,” or some other big blockbuster with special effects. No, my titles are simple, with editing and footage that

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  • Rethinking Education: Time to Make Some Changes

    Rethinking Education: Time to Make Some Changes2

    Recently I visited my daughter, her husband, and the grandkids in rural Pennsylvania, where they live in a large 140-year-old house. A short walk away is Gregory the Great Academy, grades 9-12, where my son-in-law Mike works and where my oldest grandson is a student. The 60-some boys in the school receive a classical education

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  • New Report Shows Stunning Success of Apprenticeship Programs

    New Report Shows Stunning Success of Apprenticeship Programs0

    The average American college student graduates with $30,000 in debt, and the cost of college has more than doubled since 1985 even after accounting for inflation. Unfortunately, due to a lack of other options, many students feel forced into this expensive system even when they can’t afford it or don’t really need a traditional college

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  • The Media Skips Its Own Scoop

    The Media Skips Its Own Scoop0

    Has the media missed the biggest story of the century? Not Hunter Biden’s email scandal as reported, but the media’s interpretation of that New York Post exposé. Pooh-poohed as “Russian disinformation,” the Hunter Biden story would amount to the media’s holiest of grails – ruthless proof of what they have long sought to uncover – President Trump is in

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  • The Return of the Flagellants

    The Return of the Flagellants0

    The lockdowns have disproportionately targeted fun. No house parties. No travel. Bowling, bars, Broadway, theater, amusement parks, all banned. Weddings, forget it. Restaurants, hotels, conventions, and even golf were all targeted by the lockdowners. There is an ethos here. To beat the disease, you have to suffer. You have to eschew joy. You must sit

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