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  • Preserving Peace and Liberty During COVID Chaos

    Preserving Peace and Liberty During COVID Chaos0

    In time of crisis it’s inevitable that people begin to fear. It’s also likely that politicians will utilize that fear to coerce the populace into accepting further government control over their lives. Of course, the most recent stream of societal fear on which our leaders have capitalized is the COVID-19 pandemic. While the models have been inconsistent

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  • Kim Wexler’s Feminist Nightmare in ‘Better Call Saul’

    Kim Wexler’s Feminist Nightmare in ‘Better Call Saul’0

    Better Call Saul recently completed its fifth season. The show started as a spinoff based on a minor character from megahit Breaking Bad. However, Better Call Saul quickly became beloved and critically acclaimed in its own right. Much of the credit for that belongs to actress Rhea Seehorn’s stellar portrayal of Kim Wexler. She became the show’s breakout star. Kim Wexler –

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  • Don’t Gaslight Us on #BelieveWomen

    Don’t Gaslight Us on #BelieveWomen0

    Many of us were startled to open The New York Times last week and find ourselves accused of hijacking and weaponizing the phrase “believe all women.” According to journalist Susan Faludi, the phrase always has been “believe women,” and never has been associated with a demand for automatic and unquestioned belief that those who allege

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  • ‘A Year’s Worth of Suicide Attempts in Four Weeks’

    ‘A Year’s Worth of Suicide Attempts in Four Weeks’0

    The costs of the government responses to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic have been severe. New evidence suggests they could be even worse than we imagined. An ABC affiliate in California reports that doctors at John Muir Medical Center tell them they have seen more deaths by suicide than COVID-19 during the quarantine. “The numbers are

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  • Weathering the Aftershocks of the Pandemic

    Weathering the Aftershocks of the Pandemic0

    Early one morning in mid-May I was drinking a cup of coffee on the front porch of my daughter’s house in Front Royal, Virginia. For weeks I had felt drained of energy, filled not with boredom but with lassitude, putting off cleaning my basement apartment, the books I needed to read for review, a magazine

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  • The Common Sense Alternative to Fauciism

    The Common Sense Alternative to Fauciism0

    I have recently sought treatment recommendations from three different dentists for a problem I’m having. Two dentists, both well-known and respected by me, gave me diametrically opposed recommendations. My wife urged me to see the dentist who had helped her with a tricky problem for a third opinion. The third opinion contradicted the other two.

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  • The Battle Over Homeschooling Is All About Power

    The Battle Over Homeschooling Is All About Power0

    I was one of those “weird” homeschool kids. At least, “weird” seems to be what the all those cookie-cutter questions I received between kindergarten and 12th grade inferred. “Aren’t you afraid that you won’t be able to socialize with your peers?” or “Is it possible you are missing out on a ‘normal’ childhood?” were ones I

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  • Let’s Not Repeat the Mistakes of the Great Depression

    Let’s Not Repeat the Mistakes of the Great Depression0

    During the Great Recession, President Obama’s chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel infamously advised, “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” And, sure enough, the COVID-19 threat has given politicians another crisis to promote long-sought policy goals. Some are calling for a modern version of the New Deal, but is this a good idea? Setting

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  • ‘Guilt by Accusation’: Torment With No Exit

    ‘Guilt by Accusation’: Torment With No Exit0

    Even hardened veterans of media brawls can stumble. Take Alan Dershowitz’s appearance on “Tooning Out the News,” a new CBS show which features fictional animated news anchors interviewing real personalities. It’s vulgar, insulting and surreal. And there is only one way out – through the dog house. But, somehow, for some inexplicable reason, Dershowitz accepted

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