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  • Five Questions About Impeachment in the Senate

    Five Questions About Impeachment in the Senate0

    Editor’s note: If the House of Representatives concludes its impeachment inquiry by passing articles of impeachment of President Donald Trump, attention will turn to the Senate. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, is known as a master of the Senate’s rules, and has been raising campaign donations with ads touting the power he would

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  • New York City: The Front Line of Minimum Wage Misery

    New York City: The Front Line of Minimum Wage Misery0

    Surprise, surprise: minimum wage hikes are bringing unintended consequences to the Big Apple. They’re especially pronounced on the Upper West Side, where a neighborhood staple recently shuttered its doors due to the city’s $15-an-hour minimum wage. At the end of September, Gabriela’s Restaurant and Tequila Bar officially closed after 25 years in business, citing sky-high labor

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  • The Clock Is Ticking: Trillions in Debt With No Solutions

    The Clock Is Ticking: Trillions in Debt With No Solutions0

    As the U.S. Debt Clock reveals, our national debt will soon reach an astounding $23 trillion.  We show little inclination to rein in spending, cut programs, investigate cost overruns, or reduce the number of federal workers. No, we keep spending money like it will vanish from our wallets regardless, so much so that we are blasé about

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  • Against ‘Scruffy Hospitality’

    Against ‘Scruffy Hospitality’2

    Our society sends mixed messages about hospitality. On the one hand, thanks to Pinterest and the proliferation of food blogs, we are inundated with photos of fancy dishes and gorgeous table settings in immaculate homes. The subtext hints that this is how true hospitality is practiced. At the same time, there’s a plethora of articles

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  • Columbus Day Still Needs to Be Defended

    Columbus Day Still Needs to Be Defended0

    One year ago, I made my debut in The American Conservative describing my alma mater’s efforts to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People’s Day, a microcosm of the effort to erase the American nation and replace its history with something more “diverse.” The work of these cultural arsonists has, unfortunately, continued nationwide. Over the past 12 months, New Mexico,

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  • A New Dark Age: California’s Blackouts Are Self-Inflicted

    A New Dark Age: California’s Blackouts Are Self-Inflicted0

    California, the richest state in the nation—and one that’s often portrayed as the progressive harbinger of the future for the rest of the country – has been hit with its latest Third World-style disaster. On top of high poverty rates, skyrocketing homelessness, rising crime, and the return of medieval-sounding diseases, the state – specifically, the San Francisco Bay

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