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Thankful for the Flying Nuns0
- Culture
- November 14, 2019
My father-in-law recently told a story from one of his frequent work trips. He was in an airport, waiting as we all do, to be processed through the TSA’s security regime. The uniqueness of his wait in line comes from the company he happened upon: a group of nuns. It’s a rather different experience to
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Six Key Moments From the First Day of Public Impeachment Hearings0
- Politics
- November 14, 2019
Who’s in charge of the Trump administration’s policy on Ukraine and the president’s focus on the business dealings there of former Vice President Joe Biden’s son were main topics of two veteran foreign service officers’ testimony Wednesday before the House committee pursuing impeachment. Offering sworn testimony as lead-off witnesses in House Democrats’ first public hearings on
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How Americans Select Their Dictators0
- Culture
- November 14, 2019
When it comes to selecting a candidate for president, how do you choose? The answer seems like a no-brainer to some: simply choose the person whose ideology most closely aligns with your own. But if a recent article from The Wall Street Journal is any indication, that’s not the way many Americans operate. Instead, they
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Europe Has Proven Hate Speech Laws Don’t Work0
- Culture
- November 14, 2019
Periodically, we Americans scratch our chins and ponder the desirability of our exceptionally broad speech protections. In recent months, opinion pieces in both the The New York Times and The Washington Post have suggested that it is time to “rethink” the First Amendment. Both argue that the rise of social media should prompt a reevaluation of our approach to
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Why Your Favorite YouTuber Probably Hasn’t Been #Canceled0
- Culture
- November 13, 2019
YouTube stars Jeffree Star and Shane Dawson have joined forces to release a makeup line called the Conspiracy Collection. In a mere 30 minutes, the duo sold one million palettes of eyeshadow. The demand was so huge, it crashed Shopify for several hours. Star and Dawson seem to be riding high, which is especially remarkable
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The End of the Electoral College Is Closer Than You Think0
- Culture
- November 13, 2019
Two hundred seventy votes. That’s all that’s needed for state legislatures to undermine the checks and balances imposed by the Electoral College. The National Popular Vote bill already has the approval of 16 jurisdictions with 196 votes. Once it hits a majority of the 538 electoral votes (270), it will be a binding agreement among
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Inoculating Our Children Against Socialism0
- Culture
- November 13, 2019
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Four Things to Expect as the Trump Impeachment Inquiry Goes Public0
- Politics
- November 13, 2019
After a month of closed hearings, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence is slated to hold public impeachment hearings Wednesday and Friday. The committee, under Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., will hear testimony from three witnesses regarding President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Democrats seek to find out whether
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Federalizing Day Care Is a Terrible Idea0
- Culture
- November 13, 2019
Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., has unveiled a proposal to centrally plan the family by expanding the school day. She claims that, “aligning school and work schedules is an economic growth and child development strategy.” It betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of the economy and the proper role of the state in it. Kara Voght, writing for Mother
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