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Blacks Do Not Suffer Disproportionately From Police Brutality 0
- Politics
- July 17, 2020
A recent New York Times article by Jeremy W. Peters claims it is a “fact” “that black people suffer disproportionately from police brutality.” He also asserts that President Trump’s rejection of this accusation is “racially inflammatory” and “racially divisive.” To the contrary, comprehensive facts show that this allegation against police is false. Furthermore, this deception has stoked racial
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Good Guys: Celebrating Men and Honoring Manhood 0
- Culture
- July 17, 2020
Men increasingly have a tough road stretching out ahead of them. No longer does it seem that strong and virtuous manhood is celebrated and honored. Instead, it is often condemned and shamed. What better way to buck the trend and grab a book full of adventure and entertainment, a story to whisk us away from
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Finding COVID-19’s True Fatality Rate 0
- Science
- July 16, 2020
Early reports from January painted a grim picture about just how deadly the coronavirus was. Initially, the World Health Organization estimated that the percentage of infected individuals who die from COVID-19 was 3.4 percent. That statistic is called the infection fatality rate (IFR) – or colloquially, the death rate – and means that for every
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Tweets of Washington Journalists Betray ‘Groupthink,’ Study Finds 0
- Culture
- July 16, 2020
Washington journalists’ tweets and interactions on Twitter show that those delivering news on government and politics to most Americans live in “more insular microbubbles than previously thought,” according to a new study. These journalists display a “vulnerability to groupthink and blind spots,” the study says. The study, by journalism professors Nikki Usher and Yee Man Margaret
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Reparations: Truly Helpful or a Quest for Power?0
- Culture
- July 16, 2020
In 2000, Rolling Stone Magazine called Asheville, North Carolina, “America’s new freak capital.” Today that reputation remains solidly intact. Asheville is the East Coast version of Portland, Oregon, a solidly Blue City where many of the residents are young, pierced, and tattooed, where tourists snap photos of dancers at the Friday Night Drum Circle like
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Reopening Schools: What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong and Homeschoolers Get Right 0
- Education
- July 16, 2020
While the pandemic itself is generating much uncertainty, the battle over back-to-school is causing downright whiplash. Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that schools work to reopen for in-person learning this fall. The physician group stated that it “strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with
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Blacks Do Not Suffer Disproportionately From Police Brutality 0