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  • The Underlying Reason for Our Present Chaos

    The Underlying Reason for Our Present Chaos0

    Things always hit harder when they’re close to home. Perhaps that’s why waking up to images of a burning Minneapolis is rather painful. Twitter shows images of blazing buildings and looted stores, while masked rioters and bystanders roam the streets. (Those COVID masks seem to have come in handy.) People are using buckets to pour

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  • The Unacceptably Unjust Death of George Floyd

    The Unacceptably Unjust Death of George Floyd0

    The tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has circulated all over social media in the past two days. It is exceptionally difficult to watch. The facts leading up to what the video captures have been recounted by numerous media outlets. Minneapolis police officers arrived Monday evening to arrest

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  • The Educational Glue That Binds

    The Educational Glue That Binds0

    In 1988, E.D. Hirsch’s Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know became a bestseller. In this book, Hirsch argues that when we fail to pass on certain pieces of core knowledge to our young people – the dates for World War II, the poetry of Emily Dickinson, the meaning of sayings like “Touché!” or

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  • Cuomo Admits COVID-19 Projection Models ‘Were All Wrong’

    Cuomo Admits COVID-19 Projection Models ‘Were All Wrong’0

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo admitted on Monday that the COVID-19 projection models put forth by “national experts” “were all wrong,” saying that “we all failed at that business” and proclaiming that he was “out of the guessing business.” This was in response to a question from a reporter about when New York would “reopen.”

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  • A Recipe for Economic Recovery From COVID-19

    A Recipe for Economic Recovery From COVID-190

    With the focus on COVID-19 shifting from the health emergency (easing) to getting the economy going again (glimmers of hope), it’s easy to forget just how good the economy was before the pandemic hit. Recall that in mid-February, financial news organizations were reporting that the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite indexes were hitting record

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  • Why COVID-19 Immunity Passports May Violate US Law

    Why COVID-19 Immunity Passports May Violate US Law0

    As the COVID-19 crisis wreaks havoc across the globe, a handful of countries, including Germany, Chile and the United States, are mulling the use of immunity passports to make clear who is immune from coronavirus infection. Several U.S. companies are also examining ways of testing employees, including for COVID-19 antibodies, before allowing them to return

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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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