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Why Hate is an Easy Weed to Grow 0
- Culture
- June 29, 2017
Welsh electrician Royson Leonard recently colorized images of World War II. The images are fascinating. What struck me most was Leonard’s wise observation that “Hate is an easy weed to grow and can go unnoticed until it’s too late and takes over. Be on guard as it can look like the best flower in the
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Assange: The Democratic Party is Doomed 0
- Politics
- June 29, 2017
Julian Assange says the Democratic Party is doomed. The WikiLeaks founder laid out his reasons on TwitLonger in a June 25 post, along with a bit of advice for demoralized Democrats. “The Democratic establishment has vortexed the party’s narrative energy into hysteria about Russia (a state with a lower GDP than South Korea). It is
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Families with Stay-At-Home Moms Pay 5-times More Taxes in This Nation 0
- Culture
- June 29, 2017
U.S. taxpayers are familiar with marriage penalty, but it is not merely a problem facing American families. In the Netherlands, a family with a stay-at-home mother could pay more than 560 percent more in taxes than an identical family making the exact same income. Ironically, the Dutch tax code treats families with equal incomes in vastly disparate
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Court Declares Child Should Die Rather Than Receive Privately-Funded Health Care 0
- Culture
- June 29, 2017
In a government-controlled healthcare system, the state determines who can receive treatment and when. This has long been admitted. But, what is less often discussed is that once a patient finds himself within a state-run healthcare facility, the state may deny him treatment — even if privately funded. This was recently illustrated when Charlie Gard,
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The 10 Highest Paid College Presidents 0
- Education
- June 29, 2017
Via the Chronicle of Higher Education: “The Chronicle‘s executive-compensation package includes the latest data on more than 1,200 chief executives at more than 600 private colleges from 2008-14 and nearly 250 public universities and systems from 2010-16. Hover over bars to show total compensation as well as pay components including base, bonus and retirement. Click
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Got Rainbow Pride? Only if Facebook Says You Should 0
- Culture
- June 29, 2017
During the month of June, you might have noticed that the Internet was covered in rainbows for Pride Month. YouTube proudly displayed the rainbow flag as it promoted a series of LGBTQ videos under the hashtag ProudToBeBrave. YouTube’s homepage also featured a video, “Celebrate Brave Voices this Pride,” which garnered over four million views. A rainbow
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