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  • The Five Myths of Systemic Racism in Policing

    The Five Myths of Systemic Racism in Policing0

    The belief that law enforcement is infused with systemic racism is a myth. As the evidence demonstrates, blacks are not disproportionately killed by the police. Moreover, the perception of white officers as trigger-happy is also baseless. Here is a rebuttal of five popular lies. Myth 1: Blacks are disproportionately killed by the police. Blacks are

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  • Tech Steamrolls the Arts

    Tech Steamrolls the Arts0

    The Death of the Artist: How Creators Are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech, by William Deresiewicz (Henry Holt; 368 pp., $27.99). Members of a book club at my highly selective undergraduate business school were stung by William Deresiewicz’s portrait of careerist, grade-grubbing college students in his scathing 2015 book, Excellent

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  • The Sea Change of Declining Birth Rates

    The Sea Change of Declining Birth Rates2

    In the parish church I attend here in Front Royal, Virginia, out-of-town visitors are often surprised by the number of babies, children, and teens at any of the four Sunday services. Wiggling kids fill the pews, somewhere a baby is crying, and at the back of the church is a room reserved specifically for nursing

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  • Debunking the Myths About WWII

    Debunking the Myths About WWII0

    Victory in Europe Day is observed each year on May 8, remembering the key contributions of the United States and Britain to Germany’s defeat. The following day, May 9, commemorates the Day of Victory, which focuses on the crucial contribution of the Red Army to the collapse of the Third Reich. As it happens, May 9

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  • Are the Halcyon Days Over for Joe Biden?

    Are the Halcyon Days Over for Joe Biden?0

    On taking the oath of office, Jan. 20, Joe Biden may not have realized it, but history had dealt him a pair of aces. The COVID-19 pandemic had reached its apex, infecting a quarter of a million Americans every day. Yet, due to the discovery and distribution of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the incidence

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  • MIT Researchers Admit Anti-Maskers Are More Scientifically Rigorous

    MIT Researchers Admit Anti-Maskers Are More Scientifically Rigorous1

    Upon recounting my bout with COVID to an acquaintance, I was asked if I knew where I might have picked up the virus. When I mentioned my hunch about the source, my acquaintance gasped, then inferred that I and those I caught it from must not have been wearing masks since the virus had spread.

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  • Is COVID-19 Relief Encouraging People Not to Work? Dems Say, ‘No Evidence.’

    Is COVID-19 Relief Encouraging People Not to Work? Dems Say, ‘No Evidence.’0

    “Experts” predicted 1 million jobs would be created in April. The actual number fell far short, at 266,000. Republicans warned that overly generous COVID-19 relief benefits create a disincentive to work. The day before this disappointing jobs report, Bloomberg wrote: In earnings calls and business surveys, executives often blame stimulus checks and generous unemployment benefits

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  • G.I. Joe Goes Woke

    G.I. Joe Goes Woke0

    The U.S. military has gone full woke, and proudly so. For years it has opposed citizen efforts to reverse affirmative action while insisting on the eat-your-vegetables slogan of “Diversity is our Greatest Strength.” West Point currently offers workshops on “White Power at West Point” and “Racist Dog Whistles at West Point” to ensure cadets fully recognize America’s foremost

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  • Judging the Success of a Mother

    Judging the Success of a Mother1

    While in line at IKEA a while back, I glanced at a customer a few lanes over. It was a young mother with one or two children in her cart and several others spread out around her, making a total of five. In other words, she had her hands full. But contrary to the harried

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