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No Objective Evidence the Federal ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Saved Lives1
- Politics
- June 16, 2022
“For the children we can save,” declared President Biden on June 2, “we should reinstate the assault weapons ban and high-capacity magazines that we passed in 1994.” To support this claim, Biden alleged: And in the 10 years it was law, mass shootings went down. But after Republicans let the law expire in 2004 and
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Evidence Shows Healthy Children Don’t Need COVID-19 Vaccines2
It won’t be long before many young parents find themselves in the doctor’s office, sitting with their little ones on their laps, faced with the all-important question: “Would you like little Johnny to get his COVID vaccine today?” Upon inquiry of whether the vaccine is safe for their toddlers, many parents will likely hear, “Of
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Higher Gas Prices Ahead3
If you think gas prices are high now, just wait. They’re going to get much higher, thanks to President Joe Biden’s “irreversible” plan to eliminate fossil fuels. Truth is, your pain at the pump is being planned and executed by the White House. Over the weekend, buyers paid $5 a gallon to fill the tank—or
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What Really Happened to Justin Bieber?2
- Culture, Entertainment, Politics, Science, Uncategorized
- June 15, 2022
Everyone with a phone or computer has seen the mega-viral videos and photos of 28-year-old pop star Justin Bieber. “As you can see, this eye is not blinking,” he told his whopping 241 million Instagram followers last weekend. Bieber’s handsome face is drooping and lopsided; he “can’t smile,” his “nostril will not move,” and “there’s
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The Bitter Mirth of Today’s Headlines3
Most mornings I get up around dawn, pour some coffee, and look at the headlines. Those news reports nearly always range from the dire to the ridiculous. Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I want to cry, and lots of times I fall into a funk. In this review of some headlines from the last two weeks,
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Parents’ Guide to Children’s Rights Aims to Save America’s Schools From CRT0
- Education, Family, Politics, Uncategorized
- June 14, 2022
“The most important battleground in the fight to save our American republic is the public schools.” So says Kimberly Hermann, general counsel at the Southeastern Legal Foundation, in the introduction to the foundation’s guide for parents, “Your Child’s Rights and What to Do About Them: A Parent’s Guide to Saving America’s Public Schools.” Hermann’s outlook
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The Emergence of Neo-Fascism in Public Health0
- History, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- June 14, 2022
Fascism is the art of hiding the truth behind a façade of wholesome virtue. It is, presumably, as old as humanity. Mussolini just gave it a name—hiding his authoritarian ideas behind the drainage of swamps, village renewal, kids in school, and trains running on time. The 1930s picture of Nazism was not broken windows and
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Finding Hope as Gas Prices Rise and Society Tanks5
- Culture, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Western Civilization
- June 13, 2022
I wince inwardly while sailing past the gas station on my way to work. The price has gone up since I last drove by it … yesterday. In fact, the price seems to go up about 10 cents a day lately. At that rate, by the end of summer it will be … no, I
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Ignore the Headlines: Community Is Still Alive in America1
Laid up by some broken ribs, I recently spent some of my evenings watching a Hallmark series, “Cedar Cove.” (Yes, you read that correctly: Hallmark. Everybody chuckle, and then we’ll move along.) I don’t own a television or subscribe to any online movie outfits, but a DVD featuring Andie MacDowell, an actress I admire, caught
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