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Understanding the Cultural Left’s Intolerance 0
- Culture
- February 1, 2018
When Karl Marx put forth his theory of history, one of the primary characteristics of the mechanical historical actors was their “class consciousness.” In Marxist doctrine, the whole of humanity in a capitalist society can be divided cleanly into two classes: the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. The proletariat was the exploited working class, and their
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Climate Scientist Launches GoFundMe Page in Response to University’s Gag Order 0
- Education
- February 1, 2018
A professor at an Australian university launched a GoFundMe page Wednesday, alleging that university officials did not act in good faith and infringed on his academic freedom by censuring him for comments he made on a national television program. James Cook University professor Peter Ridd, a marine scientist, had appeared on Sky News in August
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The Pentagon Hunts for UFOs. Can You Guess How Much It Costs?0
- Economics
- January 31, 2018
Last December, The New York Times broke the story about a secret Pentagon program that searches for UFOs. The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was a pet project of Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat and then-Senate majority leader. The program ran from 2007 to 2012 and cost $22 million. It was funded by “black money,”
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Thomas Sowell: A Beacon of Reason in a Nonsensical World 0
- Economics
- January 31, 2018
When I hear the name Thomas Sowell, it gets my immediate attention. Dr. Sowell, recently retired from his position as Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, is an American economist turned social theorist, political philosopher, and best-selling author. Born in North Carolina in 1930, Sowell grew up in Harlem, New York. He dropped
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Why Do Mothers Feel So Guilty?0
- Culture
- January 31, 2018
For those who have read my writings for any length of time, it’s probably not hard to realize that I enjoy topics related to family, children, and parenting. So when a headline from The Washington Post about a guilty mother came across my desk, I naturally took a second look. The article describes the experiences
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How Trump is Retooling Politics for the 21st Century 0
- Education
- January 31, 2018
Donald J. Trump was the first candidate to become president of the United States without prior experience as a military leader, a politician or ever having held a senior government post. As he delivers his State of the Union address this week, the president has the lowest approval rating of any modern-day commander-in-chief. Yet
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Understanding the Cultural Left’s Intolerance 0