Blog 3 Columns

Closed Schools Ignore Low COVID-19 Rates, Needs of Families 0
- Education
- October 22, 2020
At what would normally be the end of the first academic quarter for most K-12 schools, millions of students still have not set foot in a classroom. Many haven’t done so since March. Evidence continues to mount that COVID-19 affects children the least, and ad hoc school district e-learning platforms, hastily assembled in the spring,
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2020 Needs Mr. Smith More Than 1940 Did 0
- Politics
- October 22, 2020
When asked to name my favorite movies, I have a handful of titles I normally toss into the ring. These titles are not what most people expect. I don’t name “Lord of the Rings,” “Batman,” “Star Wars,” or some other big blockbuster with special effects. No, my titles are simple, with editing and footage that
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19th Century Political Kidnappings Are Why We Regulate Poll Place Behavior 0
- History
- October 22, 2020
Author Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th-century master of American macabre, may have died of dirty politics. According to legend, a gang of party “poll hustlers” kidnapped and drugged him. They forced him to vote, then abandoned him near death. Details are murky, but we do know Poe died in Baltimore days after an election. The
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The Return of the Flagellants 0
- Culture
- October 21, 2020
The lockdowns have disproportionately targeted fun. No house parties. No travel. Bowling, bars, Broadway, theater, amusement parks, all banned. Weddings, forget it. Restaurants, hotels, conventions, and even golf were all targeted by the lockdowners. There is an ethos here. To beat the disease, you have to suffer. You have to eschew joy. You must sit
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The Media Skips Its Own Scoop 0
- Culture
- October 21, 2020
Has the media missed the biggest story of the century? Not Hunter Biden’s email scandal as reported, but the media’s interpretation of that New York Post exposé. Pooh-poohed as “Russian disinformation,” the Hunter Biden story would amount to the media’s holiest of grails – ruthless proof of what they have long sought to uncover – President Trump is in
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The History of the Supreme Court in Nine Justices: Reconstruction and Court Packing 0
- History
- October 21, 2020
Continuing our Oracle of Bacon-style journey through the history of the Supreme Court, we cover the years between 1863 to 1941. Part one can be found here, covering the Court’s first session in 1790 through the Civil War period. 4. Stephen Johnson Field (May 10, 1863 – December 1, 1897) Stephen Johnson Field served with James
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New Report Shows Stunning Success of Apprenticeship Programs 0
- Economics
- October 21, 2020
The average American college student graduates with $30,000 in debt, and the cost of college has more than doubled since 1985 even after accounting for inflation. Unfortunately, due to a lack of other options, many students feel forced into this expensive system even when they can’t afford it or don’t really need a traditional college
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Jordan Peterson Is Back… and He May Have Found God 0
- Culture
- October 21, 2020
Jordan Peterson has returned! After spending the last year and a half in various hospitals in America, Russia, and Serbia battling the symptoms of Benzodiazepine withdrawal, the author and public intellectual has released a new YouTube video. Peterson was quietly living a successful academic career as a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of Toronto when he exploded
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Powerful Interests Always Align Against the Independence of the Working Class 0
- Culture
- October 20, 2020
What shall we do for American boys and men who are not going to college? That used to be a critical question for far-sighted patriots in both major parties. Only one of those parties now gives it an occasional thought, and mainly because of President Trump. The real estate magnate from Queens’ “opportunity zones” located
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Closed Schools Ignore Low COVID-19 Rates, Needs of Families 0