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No, Ted Cruz Doesn’t Want to Wake Up Jesus0
- January 13, 2016
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker is taking some heat over a gaffe she recently made about a Ted Cruz comment. During a conference call to campaign volunteers, Cruz said the following: “If we awaken and energize the body of Christ– if Christians and people of faith come out and vote our values– we will win
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Is it Unconstitutional for Unions to Force Teachers to Pay Dues?0
- Education
- January 13, 2016
This past Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case known as Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. The case, advanced by a handful of California public school teachers, argues that teachers should not have to pay dues to unions which bargain for political projects or contract provisions with which they do not agree. But
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In Wisconsin, It’s No Longer PC to Root for Your Team0
- Culture
- January 13, 2016
High school sporting events are normally times of noise, excitement, and school spirit. But thanks to the pervasive PC culture, such elements are no longer allowed at some Wisconsin high schools. According to the Huffington Post: “The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has deemed familiar chants such as ‘air ball’ and ‘scoreboard’ offensive, and has tried
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Cologne Sexual Assualts: It’s called ‘Taharrush Gamea’0
- Culture
- January 13, 2016
The Daily Mail reports that the Cologne attack, in which 1,000 men who were likely Muslim given their ethnicity attacked women on New Year’s Eve, may actually be called “Taharrush Gamea”. Here’s how they describe it: “Police fear a gang-rape phenomenon known as ‘taharrush gamea’ in the Arab world and seen in attacks on women
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Author: The West is Paralyzed by Horror0
- Politics
- January 13, 2016
Why has the West’s response to violence perpetrated by radical Muslims been rather lukewarm? Why do leaders keep insisting that Islam is a “religion of peace”? These are the questions many Europeans and Americans are asking themselves, and noted economist and author David Goldman has an intriguing answer. According to Goldman, “The root of
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10 Quotes from Bertrand Russell on Education and Life0
- January 13, 2016
1. “Without effort and change, human life cannot remain good.” 2. “We are faced with the paradoxical fact that education has become one of the chief obstacles to intelligence and freedom of thought.” 3. “The principal source of the harm done by the State is the fact that power is its chief end.” 4. “Most people
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The State of the Union Hasn’t Always Been Political Theater0
- History
- January 12, 2016
The State of the Union has become an occasion for political showmanship and partisan display. But it wasn’t always that way. It was originally instituted by the Constitution as an opportunity for the President to “recommend … such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” But most presidents didn’t take the opportunity to appear
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Textbook Exec: “I Hate Kids”… Common Core “All About the Money”0
- Education
- January 12, 2016
Apparently, the man behind the ACORN sting videos is now set on taking down a new foe: the Common Core Standards. Today, O’Keefe’s Project Veritas released a video showing conversations with Dianne Barrow, an accounts manager for textbook publishing company Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt. Here it is: Significant quotes from the video include the following:
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Russia’s Latest Announcement Renews Fears0
- Politics
- January 12, 2016
Recently, Russia announced that it will create three new divisions along its Western flank and five new nuclear missile regiments along its Western flank. Uh oh… This latest action could mean one of two things—or more likely, both: 1) Russia wishes to ramp up its campaign in Eastern Europe. The new divisions help Moscow highlight
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