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  • Is Democracy Dying or America Disintegrating?

    Is Democracy Dying or America Disintegrating?0

    “What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people.” What did John Adams mean when he wrote this to Thomas Jefferson in 1815, after both had served as president? Adams

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  • At School, Learning Helplessness

    At School, Learning Helplessness0

    Jodi M. is a seventh-grade health teacher in a quiet, distant suburb of New York City. She is worried about her students, many of whom have lost their independence and become less resilient as a result of the pandemic. “These kids are so anxious and depressed they can’t do anything for themselves,” she says. (I’m

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  • Good and Bad News in Our Ongoing Bout With COVID

    Good and Bad News in Our Ongoing Bout With COVID0

    First, the good news: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has declared an end to all Wuhan Flu restrictions in Great Britain.            No more mandates. No more masks. No more lockdowns. No more vaccine passports.            Boris’s speech last week in Parliament was “the most consequential statement by

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  • Biden Preemptively Questions 2022—But Trump’s a ‘Big Liar’ About 2020

    Biden Preemptively Questions 2022—But Trump’s a ‘Big Liar’ About 20200

    Former President Donald Trump questions the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. For half the country, this makes him a “sore loser” who promotes “conspiracy theories” and pushes “The Big Lie.” But when President Joe Biden in his recent press conference preemptively questions the legitimacy of the 2022 midterm elections, nine months before they even

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  • In Ukraine, the American Security State Must Face a Difficult Reality

    In Ukraine, the American Security State Must Face a Difficult Reality0

    After weeks of vague threats and halfhearted condemnations, the United States government seems to have made its first clear decision on how to respond to the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis: back out. Over the weekend, the American embassy in Kiev announced it would evacuate nonessential personnel. At the same time, the U.S. put more than 8,000

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  • Crimes Are Crimes, No Matter How Petty

    Crimes Are Crimes, No Matter How Petty0

    There’s nothing petty about petty crime. Tolerate it, and society descends into disorder. You’re standing in line at Starbucks and watch a freeloader go to the front, pick out a sandwich and walk out without paying. No one says a word. Or you pay your bills, then find out thieves have robbed the blue USPS

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  • It’s Irrational to Send Our Sons to War With Ukraine

    It’s Irrational to Send Our Sons to War With Ukraine0

    “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong,” Muhammad Ali famously said when asked about his opposition to the draft and the Vietnam War.            Well, I ain’t got no quarrel with them Russians either.            We seem to be inching closer and closer to a

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  • ‘We Failed’: Danish Newspaper Apologizes For Its COVID Coverage

    ‘We Failed’: Danish Newspaper Apologizes For Its COVID Coverage0

    A Danish newspaper has apologized to its readers for not questioning the government’s data and narratives more throughout the first two years of the pandemic. The Ekstra Bladet, founded in 1904, said it should have done more due diligence in examining the government’s data and conclusions before reporting them: “For ALMOST two years, we –

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  • What Is a Woman?

    What Is a Woman?0

    The bumbling began after Matt Walsh, a commentator at the Daily Wire, threw out the question “What is a woman?” to his debate opponents on Dr. Phil. None of those arguing for the idea that men can become women could answer the question. It’s a good question for us to explore in this age when

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