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Trump’s Twitter Might Cost Him His Chance At Reelection0
- Culture
- September 16, 2019
Politics cannot be divorced from culture. Many people are wedded to the misperception that, in a democratic society, we elect leaders who are somehow better than the ordinary voter. In fact, democratic societies tend to elect leaders who are, in most ways, a reflection of the voters themselves. Since political leadership in a republic is only as strong as
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My Life as a Terrorist0
- Culture
- September 16, 2019
Before I begin this narrative, you need to know I am not a frequent flyer. In fact, I am an infrequent flyer. In the last twenty years, I have boarded an aircraft three times. Please bear that in mind. In August, I went online and purchased a ticket to fly round-trip from Washington D.C. to
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Humility is the Antidote for Political Meanness0
- Culture
- September 16, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is shocked at the meanness of her fellow Democrats. Williamson, a spiritual teacher relatively new to politics, complained in an interview in the New Yorker, “I know this sounds naïve but I didn’t think the left was so mean. I didn’t think the left lied like this.” On the Sinclair show America This Week, she advised her
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How Parents Can Help Their College Students’ Mental Health2
- Culture
- September 16, 2019
With college classes underway for the fall semester, parents may worry about how their children will navigate campus life, balance academics and social pressures, and find their pathway to a meaningful career. While parents of college students have long shared these common worries, they now confront new concerns. The number of college students experiencing mental
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Young Americans Suffer From the Burden of Low Moral Expectations0
- Culture
- September 13, 2019
In 2001, President George W. Bush gave a speech to the NAACP in which, among other items, he decried the “soft bigotry of low expectations.” While he was speaking of how minority students are treated and viewed in the classroom, such sentiments are now true of American society as a whole, especially for young people.
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Why Progressivism Wins1
- Culture
- September 13, 2019
Suppose you wanted to design a political ideology to maximize power. What would that ideology look like? First, and most importantly, it would need to be attractive enough for people to believe it and support it. Especially in a democracy, there is strength in numbers. The ideology should provide a mix of moral and material
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How I Did Not Meet Your Mother0
- Culture
- September 13, 2019
The produce aisle has become a minefield; church isn’t safe – and the workplace is far more dangerous than ever. If this continues, the species may not. No joke. Men and women used to meet – and sometimes flirt – at such places. Often, they ended up married. Ronald Reagan met Nancy on a movie set; so did Ayn Rand (who worked as a screenwriter
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Fewer Teenagers Have A Job, and That’s a Problem0
- Economics
- September 13, 2019
In the summer of 1995, I took my first full-time job. It was seasonal work at Lake Arrowhead, a golf course about 20 minutes from my parents’ house. I couldn’t legally drive yet—I was only 15—but a friend who had also applied offered to drive us both if we got hired, and we did. That
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Can Tweets Have a Negative Effect on the Economy?0
- Economics
- September 13, 2019
Think before you speak. This is the first lesson political advisors teach rookie politicians. Unfortunately, President Trump has always turned a deaf ear to the advice of those around him. Trump never refrains from expressing his views openly (especially on Twitter,) no matter the impact his words may have on the economy. Trump’s verbal incontinence
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