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  • Eisenhower Warned About Scientific Elites Like Dr. Fauci

    Eisenhower Warned About Scientific Elites Like Dr. Fauci4

    President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address is famous for his prophetic warning about the military-industrial complex: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.” Eisenhower’s warning is often repeated but

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  • We Were Never Asked to Approve the Shutdown

    We Were Never Asked to Approve the Shutdown0

    Police officers dealing with the public have a fairly savvy approach to persuasion: first ask, then tell, then force. It works because it accounts for the dignity and self-respect of others. Uncertain rookie cops and bullies are the ones who forget to ask, adding unnecessary friction to encounters between citizens and the state. In the

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  • Illegal Aliens Can Begin Applying for Cash Assistance in California

    Illegal Aliens Can Begin Applying for Cash Assistance in California0

    Illegal aliens can apply for direct cash assistance from the California state government as of Monday, marking the implementation of the first relief program of its kind. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, announced in April the launch of the Disaster Relief Fund, a $125 million coronavirus relief program for illegal aliens living in the

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  • Hindsight is 2020: Moving Forward Post-Pandemic

    Hindsight is 2020: Moving Forward Post-Pandemic0

    In an interview about terrorism, then Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld remarked “…there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know.”

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  • America’s Fatherless Ache Exposed by Humble YouTube Dad

    America’s Fatherless Ache Exposed by Humble YouTube Dad0

    A recent post on Imgur caught my eye for its startling glimpse into the true state of American families. Seeking to be a help to others, a young man posted a link to his father’s new YouTube channel titled “Dad, how do I?” The channel was born out of firsthand experience of growing up without a father

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  • A Pandemic Gap Year Is a Smart Move for Students

    A Pandemic Gap Year Is a Smart Move for Students0

    With many colleges and universities still deciding when to re-open their campuses after they were shuttered due to COVID-19, many high school seniors are thinking about taking a gap year. Putting off college during the pandemic might enable them to get the on-campus experience they desire in 2021 instead of going to school remotely this

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  • What Sweden Teaches About Pandemic Economics

    What Sweden Teaches About Pandemic Economics0

    Sweden’s unique policy approach in this pandemic has been described as “freewheeling” in international news media, but it would be more accurate to call it balanced. Johan Giesecke, a world-renowned epidemiologist and advisor to the Swedish Government, calls it “evidence-based.” The Swedish Public Health Agency early decided against lockdowns and quarantining the population. Most people

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  • The ACLU Loses Its Way

    The ACLU Loses Its Way0

    The American Civil Liberties Union used to be a great institution. Founded in January 1920, the ACLU sought to become, in its own words, “the nation’s premier defender of the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.” Over the decades, the organization fought for civil liberties even when no one else would. The ACLU fought against

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  • Parents Need to Learn to Live With Their Children

    Parents Need to Learn to Live With Their Children0

    Coronavirus has brought hardship and suffering to countless Americans. But for some parents, the worst part of this whole crisis is having to spend time with their own children. At least that’s what you would think after reading a New York Post article titled “Can parents survive months of hell as the coronavirus cancels summer camps?” Apparently,

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