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A Silver Lining in the Election Debacle 0
- International
- November 9, 2020
In the eyes of much of the world the United States is now reduced to the status of a banana republic. The sordid spectacle of the past week – with the Democratic Party machine, the mainstream media, and social media barons forming a joint criminal enterprise to steal the presidential election – is reminiscent of
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Sleepy Campaign Strategy Mystery Solved 0
- Politics
- November 6, 2020
One of the great mysteries surrounding the presidential election of 2020 has now been solved. For months, people on both sides of the aisle noted the huge discrepancy between the campaign styles of Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Trump was a dynamo, sitting for interviews, holding press conferences, participating in an ever-increasing series of rallies
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Affirmative Action Goes Down in Flames in Deep Blue California 0
- Education
- November 6, 2020
Even in the deepest of deep blue progressive states, it appears racial preferences are unpopular once voters go into the voting booth. On Tuesday, Californians rejected Proposition 16, a ballot measure that would have essentially ended California’s decadeslong ban on racial preferences for government and public institutions. This ban was enacted by Proposition 209, which
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An America With Two Presidents 0
- Politics
- November 6, 2020
In the aftermath of Election Day 2020, ballots continue to be counted, states remain undecided, and party lawyers are dreaming about where to invest their upcoming billable hours. One thing we can count on, America’s political institutions are about to face a unique and fascinating challenge to their legitimacy. For those who have better things
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Government Can’t Count Ballots. How Can It Manage a Pandemic or Health Care?0
- Culture
- November 5, 2020
Elections are a nasty business, but sometimes they can be clarifying. We don’t yet know who won the U.S. presidential election, and we may not for days or weeks to come. This stems largely from the ineptitude Americans witnessed on Election Tuesday. It wasn’t just the fact that pollsters once again failed disastrously, or that
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Give the Devil Enough Rope 0
- Culture
- November 5, 2020
Give the devil enough rope and he’ll hang himself. Give him enough power and he’ll hang us first. These might not seem very reassuring words as many of us find ourselves facing pre-election stress syndrome. So much seems to be riding on this particular election that it’s easy to lose our peace of mind in
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A Silver Lining in the Election Debacle 0