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  • James Monroe is the Latest Victim of the PC Culture

    James Monroe is the Latest Victim of the PC Culture0

    In the latest move in what Politico has dubbed the “Nomenclature Wars,” a St. Paul school is considering scrubbing its namesake, President James Monroe, due to his slave-owning past. Matching similar trends around the country, this change is motivated by concern that the school name might not reflect the values of the community. In a

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  • Obama Pushes Back on Identity Politics

    Obama Pushes Back on Identity Politics0

    Progressives have been lamenting the absence of Barack Obama. The former president has been largely absent from the political arena since President Trump’s ascendancy to the office. This, of course, is the norm for ex presidents. But, as I noted in 2017, this tradition has proven difficult for progressives to accept for various reasons, including

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  • What the Origins of Money Teaches Us About Spontaneous Order

    What the Origins of Money Teaches Us About Spontaneous Order0

    Money has been around for most of human history. From Mesopotamia (or even earlier), all civilizations have employed some kind of medium of exchange to facilitate transactions regardless of their geographical locations, legal and economic systems, religious beliefs or political structures. Have you ever wondered why? In a brief essay entitled “On the Origins of

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  • Should Immigrants be Required to Learn English?

    Should Immigrants be Required to Learn English?0

    One of the most popularly cited silly laws in my home state is a prohibition on crossing state lines with a duck atop one’s head. Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on whether you see it from the perspective of the duck or the individual wearing said duck, this so-called law is bogus. An urban legend. There are,

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  • Why It Might Be the Right Time to Quit Your Job

    Why It Might Be the Right Time to Quit Your Job0

    There is something absolutely beautiful about a tight labor market. It seems to shift decision-making from the boss to the employee. The jobs report is better than we’ve seen since the 2008 financial crisis, and perhaps in decades, and wages are on the rise. It’s a matter of supply and demand. Employers now are begging for talent, and ready

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  • What Pundits Missed About the Trump-Putin Press Conference in Helsinki

    What Pundits Missed About the Trump-Putin Press Conference in Helsinki0

    When Presidents Trump and Vladimir Putin ended their joint press conference in Helsinki, the punditocracy predictably swarmed all over it like ants around a pile of crumbs. Was Trump winking at Putin? Did he really say he believes Putin more than he believes Robert Mueller about whether Russia interfered in the 2016 election? Former Gus

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