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Open Memo to Barack Obama Regarding Michael Flynn0
- Politics
- May 15, 2020
Editor’s Note: Sidney Powell is a former federal prosecutor who has practiced law, primarily in the Fifth Federal Circuit for decades. She is also the author of License to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice. Powell is currently Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s lawyer, after Flynn dismissed the Covington & Burling attorneys who
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Memento Mori: Fear in the Age of Coronavirus0
- Culture
- May 15, 2020
Memento mori. That’s Latin in short form for “Remember, you too shall die.” Recently I read Erik Larson’s The Splendid And The Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, in which he paints in vivid detail the people and the events of that time when Britain stood alone against the might of
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COVID-19 Disrupts Ukraine’s Surrogacy Factories0
- Culture
- May 15, 2020
Like rivets popping on the hull of the sinking Titanic, the stresses of the pandemic are revealing unexpected weaknesses in our societies. Suddenly we’ve realized that it wasn’t a great idea to source protective masks from China, that warehousing the elderly is dangerous, that we need check-out chicks more than we need managers, and so
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Wisconsin’s Safer at Home Order: ‘Unlawful, Invalid, and Unenforceable’0
- Politics
- May 14, 2020
Wisconsin’s State Supreme Court struck down Emergency Order 28 on Wednesday, lifting the “Safer at Home Order” that Gov. Tony Evers’ administration sought to impose upon Wisconsinites. The Republican-led state legislature sued Andrea Palm, the secretary-designee of the Department of Health Services, for failing to follow emergency rule procedures necessitated by state law. They argued that the
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The Indispensable American Family0
- Culture
- May 14, 2020
In August 1884, Washington Gladden, possibly the most famous Christian preacher in the America of his day, wrote an article in The Century Magazine on “Three Dangers” besetting the welfare of the nation he loved. Of the first and third dangers he named, intemperance and gambling, I have little to say here. I will note
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Sweden’s COVID-19 Strategy Is Quietly Becoming the World’s0
- Economics
- May 14, 2020
Sweden’s unique approach to the COVID-19 pandemic has been drawing a great deal of scrutiny for weeks, including both admiration and criticism. The Swedes, unlike most other nations, have eschewed the hardline approach that has led to mass economic shutdowns and skyrocketing unemployment. Restaurants, bars, public pools, libraries and most schools remain open. While the
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How Bad Is the Economic Fallout?0
- Economics
- May 14, 2020
How bad is it? That is the question on everyone’s mind as we come to grips with the economic carnage caused by global economic shutdowns, supply chain disruptions, and ongoing quarantines of million of people. Do we face another Great Depression, or simply a deep recession more like 2008? And equally important, are soft Americans
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An Open Letter to the Tyrant of Michigan0
- Culture
- May 14, 2020
Dear Governor Whitmer, It appears the “non-essentials” are gathering to protest again today. Unfortunately, this third protest – termed “judgment day” by some, makes it a little hard for you to enjoy the contemplative life that government-mandated quarantine would seem to afford us. Yet given that this is your decision, and you have a guaranteed paycheck, I
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Survey: Majority of Parents Believe Online Learning Is Going Well0
- Education
- May 13, 2020
A teacher friend of mine was secretly pleased when she heard that schools were going to finish out the year with online classes. Curious, I asked for her reasoning. The answer was simple: she has a mute button while teaching online. Because of that mute button, this teacher doesn’t have to spend time dealing with
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