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How Regulated is Your State?0
- Economics
- November 5, 2019
Government regulations can be very costly in terms of both time and money. Though we often focus on what this means in terms of federal regulations, the U.S. government isn’t the only entity generating rules that can burden individual Americans and businesses without necessarily providing any positive benefit for them. State governments also impose regulations on the residents
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Do Troubles Inside the Catholic Church Mean Trouble for Us All?0
- Culture
- November 5, 2019
The Roman Catholic Church, sometimes called the Barque of Peter, is in dire straits these days, buffeted by winds and high waves. These storms and troubles in the Church should be of concern not just to Catholics, but to all Christians, indeed to all who value Western thought and tradition. The Catholic Church is the
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Debunking the Myth of ‘Concealed-Carry Killers’0
- Culture
- November 5, 2019
The Violence Policy Center – a gun control advocacy group – released a study last month it wrongly claims shows that “too many concealed-carry permit holders are a direct threat to public safety.” That claim rests on an analysis of a database documenting “non-self-defense incidents,” which the organization says proves that “allowing random people to carry guns endangers public safety.” On
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Without Free Speech, All Speech Becomes Government Speech0
- Culture
- November 4, 2019
When I viewed this video, I wondered if it was a hoax. I thought it must be a group of actors trying to make a point about how far restrictions on speech have gone. Unfortunately, the video captures reality in Scotland in 2019. The video picks up an exchange between a Scottish high school teacher
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Twitter Princess0
- Culture
- November 4, 2019
The Republic is in crisis. America’s intellectual class is working to discredit our past. The media is waging war against the middle-class values of hard work, religion, and family. In order not to be outdone, Hollywood’s message is more violence, vulgarity, and unbridled hedonism. So, as the ship is starting to list, why would I write
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Piers Morgan and Transgender Guest: 100 Genders Is Too Many1
- Culture
- November 4, 2019
Should Piers Morgan be fired for his view on gender? The BBC recently endorsed an apparatus to support more than two gender identities. Piers Morgan highlighted this decision in an interview with gay journalist Benjamin Butterworth during which the former expressed frustration with the conversation, saying: “I feel insulted and offended that you’re calling me
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Parents, Your Kids Are More Flexible Than You Are0
- Culture
- November 4, 2019
“I really want to do it. But I think will be so hard!” I said this to a fellow mother a few years ago. We were discussing my desire to move my son’s crib out of my bedroom and into the same room as his older sister. Her reply surprised me. “Maybe it will be
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Paid Family Leave Might Reduce Wages: But Does that Matter?0
- November 4, 2019
A new study has just been released that, at first glance, seems to undercut the case for paid parental leave. The study compares outcomes for women who gave birth in California in 2004, just before and just after the state’s Paid Family Leave Act (PFLA) went into effect. According to the authors: We find little evidence
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Why 1920s Americans Probably Wouldn’t Trade Places With Us0
- Culture
- November 1, 2019
The news smacks us upside the head day after day, and sometimes the barrage of headlines can overwhelm us. We ignore them at the peril of our republic, but this unrelenting blitz can also drive us up the wall or round the bend. In part because of this blitz, we have become a country “consumed
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