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Scarlett Laughs0
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- July 3, 2019
Strong, female characters are all the rage in Hollywood these days. In “The Force Awakens,” J.J. Abrams merely remade the 1977 “Star Wars” with a skinny girl playing Luke Skywalker. Of course, if you dare to dislike this new genre of movies you are sexist, because strong, female characters! There’s even a study “proving” those who dislike the
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: It’s Been a Year, and What a Year It’s Been0
- Culture
- July 3, 2019
On June 26, 2018, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) beat Joseph Crowley for the Democratic nomination in New York’s 14th congressional district. Though only 28 and with little political experience, she went on to win the general election in November, and has been making waves ever since. Here are seven highlights from her campaign and time in
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A Wolf, A Dog, and the Declaration of Independence0
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- July 3, 2019
One afternoon a wolf who had eaten nothing for two days met a dog from a nearby farm. The dog was big and well fed, and the wolf complimented him on his healthy appearance. “Come with me, Cousin,” the dog said, “and we’ll put some meat on your bones. You’ll get all the food you
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Why Didn’t the Founders Abolish Slavery?1
- Culture
- July 2, 2019
Reparations for slavery have reemerged as a hotbed issue in the 2020 election, raising the question of why the Founding Fathers did not abolish slavery when starting their new country. Many of the Founders – including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton – opposed the practice. They denounced slavery in the original draft of the
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Three Myths About Prohibition and Why It Actually Worked0
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- July 2, 2019
The reputation of Al Capone and the typical American aversion toward big government cloud our understanding of the history of Prohibition. According to an article published last week in Vox, Prohibition worked much better than most people think. A reevaluation of Prohibition is very relevant for our time. Americans across the country are voting to
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The Pursuit of Happiness Rightly Understood0
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- July 2, 2019
On the day C.S. Lewis died, his last written work was already in press with the Saturday Evening Post. “We have no ‘right to happiness,’” Lewis declared in the essay, by which he meant that we have no moral right to trample the rules of justice to gratify our impulses. Lewis did concede that the idea
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Nike: Taking Colin Kaepernick’s PC Advice Once Again?0
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- July 2, 2019
You’d think Nike would have learned by now to avoid Colin Kaepernick’s advice like the plague. After all, it was Kaepernick’s ad for Nike that caused a number of mocking knockoff memes on social media, provoked a boycott of the company, and sent the stock plunging in September of 2018. Believe in something, even if
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All Out of Bootstraps0
- Culture
- July 2, 2019
Somewhere along the line, the Republican Party earned itself the moniker of the “Stupid Party.” It has become painfully obvious, for example, that most congressional Republicans don’t want to repeal Obamacare. “And if that is the case,” as Byron York wisely asks, “the question is, why are Republicans trying?” Well, for show, naturally; but also, because they
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When Knitting Becomes Political0
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- July 1, 2019
Should a crafting website be a forum for political discussion? And if the website claims to be “inclusive” can it ban one political viewpoint from its forums? That’s a question we should all ponder in the wake of Ravelry’s recent decision. On Sunday, June 23, 2019, Ravelry, a free, community-based website for yarn-related craft enthusiasts,
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