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Inch by Inch: The Growth of Big Government During COVID-19 0
- Culture
- April 21, 2020
Here comes big brother. Never willing to let a serious crisis go to waste, big government advocates have launched many programs designed to alleviate the effects of coronavirus. These touch both the physical and economic spheres of Americans’ lives. At time of writing, all or parts of 45 states are under some form of “Stay at
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Coronavirus Reveals the Massive Demotion of Harry and Meghan 0
- Culture
- April 21, 2020
What a difference a pandemic makes. In January, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, stunned the world by announcing their intention to quit the royal family. The media gave “Megxit” saturation coverage, treating it like the most significant royal news story since the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936. The Spectator argued the
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China Increasingly Controls Information as It Slides Deeper Into Authoritarianism 0
- Culture
- April 20, 2020
Recent revelations about the depth and consequences of China’s suppression of information in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic should shine a light on the nature of the country’s regime. China’s communist government has been tyrannical for more than 70 years, but perhaps surprising to some, it actually has become more authoritarian in recent
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Trump vs. the States: What Federalism Means for the Coronavirus Response 0
- Politics
- April 20, 2020
President Donald Trump recently attempted to explain the complex relationship between the federal government and the states, as outlined by the framers in 1787. “[Y]ou can call it ‘federalist,’ you can call it ‘the Constitution,’ but I call it ‘the Constitution,’” he said at a briefing by the Coronavirus Task Force. Trump’s statement, along with
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Five Things Harvard’s Critique of Homeschooling Gets Wrong 0
- Culture
- April 20, 2020
Author’s Note: This is a copy of my submitted Letter to the Editor of Harvard Magazine regarding its recent article,“The Risks of Homeschooling.” Dear Editor: As a Harvard alum, longtime donor, education researcher, and homeschooling mother of four children in Cambridge, Massachusetts, I was shocked to read the article, “The Risks of Homeschooling,” by Erin
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Fighting for Liberty in the Age of COVID-19 0
- History
- April 20, 2020
It’s about 11 o’clock in the morning on April 19, 1775. Imagine yourself standing in a motley band of 400 people at the North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. You and your neighbors are armed with a variety of firearms, many of you are apprehensive or frightened, and all of you firmly believe that a tyrant
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Inch by Inch: The Growth of Big Government During COVID-19 0