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  • In Defense of Jane Eyre

    In Defense of Jane Eyre1

    Jane Eyre is a perennial novel for me. Yes, I teach it every year, but more importantly, I reread it every time. Not just a skim. A full read. And this is why. 1. Jane is a character of such growth. I know, I know. Brontë includes much of her own life and experiences in the

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  • Different Parties, Different Planets

    Different Parties, Different Planets0

    When people try to explain why the United States is so politically polarized now, they frequently refer to the concept of “echo chambers.” That’s the idea that people on social media interact only with like-minded people, reinforcing each other’s beliefs. When people don’t encounter competing ideas, the argument goes, they become less willing to cooperate

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  • Dave Chappelle and the Public Thirst for ‘Sticks and Stones’

    Dave Chappelle and the Public Thirst for ‘Sticks and Stones’0

    Sticks and stones might not break your bones, but Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special will likely hurt your feelings. Defending Louis C.K’s questionable home practices, and Kevin Hart as “four tweets shy of being perfect,” Chappelle takes 65 minutes to launch stones through the window of PC culture, right onto the heads of his audience.  The

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  • Child Hostages Obey Their Climate Captors

    Child Hostages Obey Their Climate Captors0

    On Friday, schoolchildren around the world will be prompted to walk out of class as part of the “Global Climate Strike.” These young “climate strikers” will protest alleged inaction on climate change and promote an end to fossil fuel use. “Our house is on fire – let’s act like it. We demand climate justice for

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  • The Worst Excuse for Bad Parenting

    The Worst Excuse for Bad Parenting0

    Parents usually know when they’re being bad parents. It’s a rare mom or dad who would say in all sincerity, “Watching cartoons for three hours at night helps my toddler calm down so he can sleep,” or “My kid just doesn’t like vegetables. It doesn’t make a difference if I feed him a pack of

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  • The Seven Most Anti-War Episodes of M*A*S*H

    The Seven Most Anti-War Episodes of M*A*S*H0

    M*A*S*H is the classic sit-com telling the story of a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the Korean War. Despite the wartime setting, or perhaps because of it, this comedy contains some of the most profoundly anti-war sentiments in television history. 1. Goodbye, Farewell and Amen Hawkeye is held in a psychiatric ward with suppressed memories

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  • The ‘Medicare for All’ Math Doesn’t Add Up

    The ‘Medicare for All’ Math Doesn’t Add Up0

    Senator Elizabeth Warren has said more than once she’s “with Bernie” on Medicare for All, a reference to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ ambitious plan to nationalize America’s health care system. Unlike Sanders, however, Warren is refusing to say how she’ll pay for it. Last week during ABC’s presidential debate, she dodged a question from George Stephanopoulos, who

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  • Deportation Rates in Historical Perspective

    Deportation Rates in Historical Perspective0

    In last week’s Democratic primary debate, Univision anchor Jorge Ramos asked Joe Biden about President Obama’s record on immigration enforcement. Ramos said, “you served as vice president in an administration that deported 3 million people, the most ever in U.S. history.” Democratic partisans were very upset on Twitter, but the numbers don’t lie. President Obama removed more

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  • China Replaces 10 Commandments With Socialist Propaganda

    China Replaces 10 Commandments With Socialist Propaganda0

    Congregations in China’s officially recognized Protestant church have been forced to replace God’s commandments to Moses with a quotation about the triumph of socialism, according to a religious liberty watchdog. The action literally substitutes socialism as an idol, in violation of the First Commandment. The Chinese government’s attempt to change the teachings of the 60,000-church Three-Self Patriotic

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