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Why Gun Ownership Rates Tell Us Little About Homicide Trends in America0
- Culture
- June 4, 2019
Every time a homicide committed with a firearm makes the national news, it happens like clockwork: a variety of pundits in the corporate media quickly pen columns advocating for ever broader and stricter gun control laws. If only government agents were entrusted with a strict monopoly (or near-monopoly) on firearm ownership — we are told
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Why Fewer and Fewer Americans are Getting Divorced0
- Culture
- June 4, 2019
Fewer and fewer Americans are getting divorced, with the rates falling 18 percent between 2008 and 2016. Among American adults, there is support for divorce when couples do not get along. Women, people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and adults who have experienced divorce personally or among friends and family are especially likely to be
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What Melania’s Hat Can Teach Us About First Impressions0
- Culture
- June 4, 2019
I caught my first glimpse of Melania’s outfit soon after she and President Trump arrived at Buckingham Palace, kicking off their 2019 state visit. “Did you see the footage of Trump and Melania visiting Buckingham Palace?!” ran my text to a friend. “I love Melania’s hat!” Checking it out for herself, my friend sent back,
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The Bedford Boys: A Time for Remembrance and Gratitude0
- History
- June 4, 2019
Thursday, June 6th, 2019, brings the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the massive assault on occupied France by Allied Forces in World War II. It was the greatest seaborne invasion in military history. President Trump has gone to Britain to share in the remembrance of D-Day. Speakers in Great Britain, the United States, and France will remind
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How the Chinese Are Erasing the Tiananmen Square Massacre From History0
- Culture
- June 4, 2019
One free man will say with truth what he thinks and feels amongst thousands of men who by their acts and words attest exactly the opposite. It would seem that he who sincerely expressed his thought must remain alone, whereas it generally happens that every one else, or the majority at least, have been thinking
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What’s Behind the ‘Sex Recession’?0
- Culture
- June 3, 2019
In spite of the fact that we are living today in a sex-saturated cultural environment, recent studies surprisingly report that sexual relations between men and women are declining. “In 2018, the share of Americans who said they didn’t have sex for an entire year was the highest on record.” This statistic includes both single individuals and
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The Consequences of an Anti-Male Culture1
- Culture
- June 3, 2019
“I do find it sad that not more women are encouraged to embrace marriage and family. I have many single women friends, now in their mid and late 30s, who now feel the clock ticking but have all but resigned themselves to being alone for the rest of their lives.” Such was the response I recently received
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Let’s Talk About Big, Bad, Greedy Capitalism0
- Culture
- June 3, 2019
“When you see the greed and the concentration of power, did you ever have a moment of doubt about capitalism and whether greed is a good idea to run on?” That question was famously asked by Phil Donahue to economist Milton Friedman in a popular exchange from 1979. If you’re a defender of free markets,
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How College Students Really Feel About Free Speech on Campus0
- Culture
- June 3, 2019
A new survey finding that college students generally support free speech also shows what for some is a worrisome divide over what students value more: an “inclusive society” that “welcomes diverse groups” or protecting “the extremes of free speech.” The Knight Foundation’s “Free Expressions of College Campuses” report polled students over the course of three
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