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Releasing Fear During the COVID-19 Crisis 0
- Culture
- April 13, 2020
“The world is too much with us,” wrote Wordsworth. Today, frightened by continuous coverage of COVID-19, few would disagree. “What you focus on creates your experience,” writes Winifred Gallagher in her book Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life. Gallagher continues, “choosing those targets wisely is the key to the good life.” Gallagher wouldn’t advise ignoring COVID-19, yet
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Radical Environmentalists’ Giddiness During Pandemic Exposes Their True Aims 0
- Politics
- April 13, 2020
As Americans are trapped in their homes, unable to work, and struggling to pay bills due to the threat of a global pandemic, the left has a reminder for us. The real threat is climate change. “We’ve seen all too terribly the consequences of those who denied warnings of a pandemic. We can’t afford any
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How to Discover the Real Number of U.S. COVID Cases 0
- Science
- April 13, 2020
Consider these two questions: What percentage of Americans are, or have been, infected with the coronavirus? And, what is the probability of dying from the virus if you catch it? One of the most unsettling aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is that these two fundamental rates – the coronavirus infection rate and the case fatality
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Americans No Longer Live Up to the Hidden Messages on Their Coins 0
- Culture
- April 13, 2020
Old coins are one of the closest things we have to buried treasure these days. There’s a thrill in finding something rare and valuable. I experienced that thrill every time I found a wheat penny in the jug of coins I sorted through one hot summer afternoon as a 10-year-old. My sister likely had a
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Small Business Fills Mask Vacuum 0
- Culture
- April 9, 2020
On March 31, President Donald Trump’s coronavirus taskforce told the nation that between 100,000 and 240,000 Americans could die as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. As state officials attempt to deal with this realization, taking measures that would eventually lessen the regulatory burden keeping hospitals and healthcare clinics from expanding, private citizens everywhere use
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Good Bureaucrats of Good Friday 0
- History
- April 9, 2020
Thus spoke Nietzsche: “Must I add that, in the whole New Testament, there appears but a solitary figure worthy of honor? Pilate, the Roman viceroy. To regard a Jewish imbroglio seriously—that was quite beyond him.… The noble scorn of a Roman, before whom the word truth was shamelessly mishandled, enriched the New Testament with the
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Fear and Freedom Are Always Enemies 0
- Culture
- April 9, 2020
The motto of the state of Virginia is Sic Semper Tyrannis, or “Thus always to tyrants.” The great seal of this state depicts a prostrate tyrant under the heel of Virtus, the goddess of virtue. Given our present situation, I propose we adapt a new motto and seal: a pen-waving politician crushing Virtus with the words Sic
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California Governor Working to Give More Coronavirus Aid to Illegal Aliens 2
- Breaking News
- April 9, 2020
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is actively considering a proposal to establish a relief fund for illegal aliens who are not covered by the stimulus package passed by Congress. Newsom on Tuesday confirmed that he is working with Democrats in the California state Legislature on a “Disaster Relief Fund” for illegal aliens, according to The Associated Press. Such a
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Bernie Sanders’ Long Game Is Just Beginning 0
- History
- April 9, 2020
The withdrawal of Sen. Bernie Sanders from the Democratic primary left former Vice President Joe Biden as the only major candidate left in the race. As such, he is the presumptive 2020 Democrat presidential nominee for 2020. “I wish I could give you better news, but I think you know the truth,” Sanders said in his
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