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Kids Keep Getting Their Freedom Later4
- Culture
- February 4, 2022
On Twitter last week, I asked those born BEFORE 1982 and those born AFTER to tell us what age they were first allowed outside to do things like walk to school or to a friend’s place. And yes, I goofed. If you were born IN 1982, you basically don’t exist. No poll for you! That’s
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A Doctor Considers the COVID-Toxin Connection0
- Politics
- February 4, 2022
It was mid-December when I came home from my medical practice and told my wife I was not feeling well. She felt ill also. The symptoms were many—fatigue, cough, and a fast heart rate to name a few—and it took about two weeks for most of the illnesses’ effects to work their way out of
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Neil Young and the ’60s Cancel Culture That Continues to Haunt Us0
- Culture
- February 3, 2022
The “Godfather of Grunge,” ’60s rock star Neil Young, seems to be making a comeback lately, at least in news headlines. The Grammy award-winning musician made waves when he threatened to remove—eventually doing so—his music from the streaming service Spotify, because of that company’s continued hosting of Joe Rogan’s podcast. Young disagreed with recent Rogan
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European Nations Are Dismantling the COVID State. Will the U.S. Follow?0
- International
- February 3, 2022
Denmark took the lead in Europe this week, scrapping virtually all pandemic restrictions as the Scandinavian country of 5 million announced it no longer considers COVID-19 “a socially critical disease.” Denmark’s move came the same week that health ministers in the United Kingdom announced plans to terminate an order forcing all NHS staff to get
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Time to End Affirmative Action1
- Politics
- February 2, 2022
Americans are fed up with racial preferences. More than three-quarters of Americans believe President Joe Biden should consider “all possible nominees” to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, rather than only Black women, according to a new poll. Likewise, nearly three-quarters of Americans, including a majority of Hispanic and black people, oppose affirmative action.
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Taking a Liberty ‘Booster’0
- Politics
- February 2, 2022
Recently I was flipping through A Child’s History of the World, by Virgil Hillyer. I never used this classic textbook with my own children or my students, and now regret that oversight. Hillyer writes well and simply about the past and sometimes with a wry sense of humor, as evidenced by these lines:
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The Feminization of Society Hurts Everyone3
- Culture
- February 1, 2022
Sean Penn made waves with his comments about masculinity and femininity. The pugnacious actor, who once won an Academy Award for his portrayal of gay rights activist Harvey Milk, and who called for the imprisonment of anyone who called Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez a dictator isn’t exactly known for traditional viewpoints. Given his left-wing views, his comments
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Coming to Grips With the Facts About Masks2
- Politics
- February 1, 2022
Allegations that “masks work” and “don’t cause harm” have been enforced by governments and corporations around the world for more than 18 months through arrests, firings, censorship, fines, and denial of access to schools, supermarkets, hospitals, streets, and other public spaces. This has made it virtually impossible for many people to live without complying with
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Coins, the Relics of American Liberty0
- Culture
- January 31, 2022
On a shelf in my study is a large Chock full o’ Nuts coffee can. Whenever I return from a shopping trip, I throw all the coins in my pocket into that can. Every three or four months, my grandkids and I carry that can to the grocery store and dump the change into the
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