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  • Why a ‘Billionaire’ Wealth Tax Would Hurt the Working Poor and the Middle Class

    Why a ‘Billionaire’ Wealth Tax Would Hurt the Working Poor and the Middle Class0

    Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wants to tax billionaires out of existence, or at least make them an endangered species. His proposed wealth tax of up to eight percent per year would mean “the wealth of billionaires would be cut in half over 15 years,” he says. The progressive tax would start at one percent on

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  • ‘Let’s Eat the Babies!’

    ‘Let’s Eat the Babies!’0

    “Save the planet – Eat the children.” So read the words on the t-shirt of one of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s supporters. In addition to the slogan, the young woman offered these thoughts at the Ocasio-Cortez town hall event on Thursday, October 4: I love that you support the Green Deal, but it’s not getting rid of fossil fuel,

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  • Free Kids, Free Society: Overcoming the Myths of ‘Safetyism’

    Free Kids, Free Society: Overcoming the Myths of ‘Safetyism’0

    As America’s “great awokening” continues to unfold, we see the emergence of a peculiar new brand of safetyism and self-protectionism. Whether observed in the range of student-led riots and intimidation efforts at college campuses or the fear-mongering of white nationalists, the foundations of liberal democracy are increasingly being called into question – all that a select set of

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  • Why Families With Children Should Consider Owning a Pet

    Why Families With Children Should Consider Owning a Pet1

    We live in an era where pets are increasingly substituted for children. Each year, it’s becoming more common to wish a Happy Mother’s Day or Father’s Day to “parents” of “fur babies.” As a mother of human babies, I find this a bit insulting. Animals can never compare with children. Putting aside the question of pets versus children, let

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  • Can Babies Defeat Marx?

    Can Babies Defeat Marx?0

    A close friend of mine just had her fourth child. I am delighted! One might say baby-holding is a hobby of mine, so the more of them there are, the better I like it. But not everyone agrees with me. Oh, they may like babies, but they’re also terrified of what the future may hold

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  • ‘It Should Not Be This Hard to Raise a Family’

    ‘It Should Not Be This Hard to Raise a Family’0

    Concerns about family affordability are increasingly an area of focus for lawmakers and commentators across the political spectrum, with debate focusing on child tax credits, paid parental leave, and the costs associated with child care, housing, and student debt. A United States Congress Joint Economic Committee hearing this week discussed why having a family in

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