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  • The Systemic Racism Argument Ignores Free Will

    The Systemic Racism Argument Ignores Free Will0

    In college I took a course on debating and argument. Well, to say I took the course may be a stretch; I dropped it after a few days after pushing back against the politics of my classmates and receiving this assertion from my instructor in response: “Institutional racism is a fact whether or not I

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  • The Bob Dylan Song to Guide Today’s Protestors

    The Bob Dylan Song to Guide Today’s Protestors0

    In 1963, Bob Dylan was a fresh-faced kid probably unrecognizable to most Americans, but he showed he was already an old soul when he delivered a speech in the Grand Ballroom of New York City’s American Hotel that December. It was about two weeks before Christmas, and Dylan was on hand to receive the Tom

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  • Stop Decolonizing Bookshelves and Keep an Open Mind

    Stop Decolonizing Bookshelves and Keep an Open Mind0

    The movement to “decolonize your bookshelf” has been around for a few years, albeit mostly confined to college campuses and radical left-wing circles. Fiction author Juan Vidal defended the idea of the “decolonize bookshelves” movement in an article for National Public Radio, a media outlet that receives taxpayer funding. “I can’t help but wonder whether

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  • Kids Have No Place at Protests

    Kids Have No Place at Protests0

    America is awash with protests right now. Thousands are taking to the streets – and it is not uncommon to see children among the crowds. There is a practical reason for that. The ongoing coronavirus shutdown means it is hard for parents to arrange babysitting. But many parents also believe taking children to protests constitutes

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  • Cancel Yale and Rename It ‘Dummer University’

    Cancel Yale and Rename It ‘Dummer University’0

    I see that #CancelYale is trending on Twitter and elsewhere in social media. It’s a development I’d like to encourage – not, to be frank, because I think that canceling things is a good idea. Quite the opposite. But if the Left is going to pursue its dream of destroying every reminder of our past it doesn’t

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  • So It Turns Out You’re A Racist

    So It Turns Out You’re A Racist0

    Am I a racist? Are you? People tell me I sort of have to be a racist, it’s not really my choice. Today, if you’re old, white, from the Midwest, a bit conservative, then you’re racist. Maybe you don’t say racist things specifically, and maybe you never did anything to disadvantage a black person yourself,

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  • Prince William and the Fatherhood Secret America Could Use

    Prince William and the Fatherhood Secret America Could Use0

    Over the weekend, Kensington Palace released a sweet picture in honor of Prince William’s birthday on June 21st. The photo featured William seated on a large, old-fashioned swing, his youngest son Louis on his lap, while his two older children, George and Charlotte, hang on behind him. William is flushed and laughing happily, while his

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  • Five Reasons to Protect Recess After COVID-19

    Five Reasons to Protect Recess After COVID-190

    Once children return to school for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic upended everything, they will most likely spend less time on school grounds. And as educational leaders decide how to schedule elementary school students’ days, they see catching students up on math, English and other academic subjects as a top priority. In our

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  • Did COVID-19 Open the Door to Euthanasia in Sweden?

    Did COVID-19 Open the Door to Euthanasia in Sweden?0

    Disturbing figures are coming from Sweden about the number of COVID-19 deaths amongst the elderly. According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, half of the people who died in Sweden were residents of nursing homes. Sweden’s approach to the pandemic was different. It relied upon voluntary social distancing and closing the borders rather

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