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  • The Great Joe Rogan N-Word Controversy0

    White popular podcaster Joe Rogan apologized after someone posted a 30-second compilation clip on YouTube of Rogan repeatedly saying the N-word. Rogan described his uses of the word, culled from 12 years of shows, as taken “out of context,” but still apologized, now insisting “there’s no context where a white person is ever allowed to

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  • Our Failing Students Are Crippled for Life

    Our Failing Students Are Crippled for Life0

    Thirty-odd years ago, I taught adult basic education two nights a week in a minimum-security prison in Hazelwood, North Carolina.            The men in my classes had committed a variety of crimes. The majority were incarcerated for drug-related felonies, mostly possession and dealing. One major dealer from Charlotte was rumored to

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  • Who Murdered All the Asian Women—and Who’s Covering It Up?

    Who Murdered All the Asian Women—and Who’s Covering It Up?0

    I’m a 5-foot-1, 105-pound, 51-year-old woman of Pacific Islander/Asian descent. That’s much more personal data than most women are willing to share publicly, but I’m all about being blunt. Let’s face it: My gender, ethnic background and small stature make me a perfect target for violent crime in big cities that are soft on criminals—especially

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  • Vanderbilt Study Shows Why Biden’s Preschool Program Would Be a Disaster

    Vanderbilt Study Shows Why Biden’s Preschool Program Would Be a Disaster2

    President Biden’s proposed $2 trillion-plus Build Back Better Act failed to gain U.S. Senate approval in 2021, but efforts remain to move forward with a revised version that would include universal government preschool programs and taxpayer-funded child care subsidies. As U.S. Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA) said recently about taxpayer-backed daycare: “It is the issue that

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  • A Teetotaler’s Opinion on Why We Need More Bars

    A Teetotaler’s Opinion on Why We Need More Bars0

    I’m a teetotaler—and I have been for basically all my life. My reasons for choosing not to consume alcohol have to do with family history, health, and certain personal convictions. I recently moved from my hometown to a small suburb of Dallas for work. At first, the distance from my family and friends was appreciated;

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  • The Weird Explosion of Illness in the American Military

    The Weird Explosion of Illness in the American Military3

    Something strange is happening in the American military. Three military doctors recently released documents showing staggering increases in diseases among military personnel in 2021, Enrico Trigoso reports in The Epoch Times. Compared to the previous five years, female infertility, miscarriages, breast cancer, and anxiety have skyrocketed. The attorney representing these whistleblowing doctors, Tom Renz, met with

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  • Six Things We Know About the CIA’s Secret Mass Surveillance Program

    Six Things We Know About the CIA’s Secret Mass Surveillance Program0

    The Central Intelligence Agency has secretly been running mass surveillance operations to collect data on Americans, according to a newly published letter written by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). Wyden and Henrich, both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, wrote the letter in April 2021, and the letter was partly declassified on

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  • Breaking Up Is Easy to Do (If You Shack Up First)

    Breaking Up Is Easy to Do (If You Shack Up First)0

    “Kim Kardashian is here!” my friend said in an excited stage whisper. Pulling my eyes off the major-league baseball game on the field below, I gave her a confused look. It was 2011, and I was still blissfully unaware of the reality TV star and her family. After she explained more than I cared to

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  • It Shouldn’t Be a Crime to Let Your Teen Babysit

    It Shouldn’t Be a Crime to Let Your Teen Babysit1

    When COVID-19 suddenly shut down her children’s day care in May of 2020 and Melissa Henderson had to go to work, she asked her 14-year-old daughter, Linley, to babysit the four younger siblings. Linley was “remote learning” when her youngest brother, Thaddeus, four, spied his friend outside and went over to play with him. It

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