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How Fantasy Helps Us Appreciate the Past 0
- Culture
- January 10, 2019
The Lord of the Rings. Star Wars. Harry Potter. These beloved fantasies, despite their differences in tone and setting, all have one thing in common. In each case, the great battle has already been fought. Aragorn’s quest to reclaim the throne of Gondor and help Frodo destroy the One Ring is the continuation and final
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George Bernard Shaw Was so Enamored with Socialism He Advocated Genocide to Advance It 0
- Economics
- January 10, 2019
In an excerpt from her recently published book Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism, Kristen Ghodsee freely quotes from the works of the playwright and Fabian Socialist George Bernard Shaw to bolster her argument that capitalism is inherently sexist. The free market forces women to be reliant upon men, wrote Shaw, turning sex into a virtual bribe for financial
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What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Gets Wrong about Europe 0
- January 9, 2019
During her interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, newly sworn in Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez justified her vision of democratic socialism by invoking a caricature of Europe. When asked if she wanted to turn the United States into a version of Venezuela or the Soviet Union, Ocasio-Cortez demurred with an incredulous smile. “What we have in mind,” she said, according to the transcript,
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Meghan Markle Spent a Lot More on Clothes Than Kate in 2018. Here’s Why.0
- Culture
- January 9, 2019
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, is enjoying the perks of royalty and it has come back to bite her. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will attend the @RoyalVariety Performance at the London Palladium on Monday 19th November. #RoyalVarietyPerformance #Variety4Charity pic.twitter.com/oc26pWfbba — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) November 13, 2018 Each year, royal fashion blog UFOnomore releases
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Is There a Case for Keeping the Lights on in America’s Libraries?0
- Culture
- January 9, 2019
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” – Jorge Luis Borges Like Borges, Americans have long treasured libraries. From Benjamin Franklin, who helped put together one of America’s first lending libraries, to Andrew Carnegie, who funded more than 2,500 libraries, to Laura Bush, whose foundation has provided millions of dollars to
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Fact-Checking 5 of Trump’s Claims in Border Speech 0
- Politics
- January 9, 2019
President Donald Trump made the case Tuesday night for the $5.7 billion he wants Congress to approve for a wall expanding the physical barrier along the southern border to stop the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs. The Daily Signal examined five of the president’s claims in his 10-minute speech from the Oval Office. 1. “All Americans
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Data Show California Is a Living Example of the Good Intentions Fallacy 0
- Economics
- January 9, 2019
During a speech at Harvard several years ago, Charlie Munger related a story about a surgeon who removed “bushel baskets full of normal gallbladders” from patients. The doctor was eventually removed, but much later than he should have been. Munger, the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, wondered what motivated the doctor, so he asked a surgeon who
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Why Single Women Are (Way) More Likely to Own a Home Than Single Men 0
- Culture
- January 8, 2019
A new report by the online loan marketplace LendingTree has found that single women own far more homes than their male counterparts. The study revealed that in the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas, single women are almost twice as likely to be homeowners as single men. Single women in New Orleans, for example, own 27 percent of all
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Why One College is Making Cooking Class Mandatory for Chemistry Students 0
- Culture
- January 8, 2019
When I was growing up, my mom had my sister and me plan and make meals for the family from time to time. I admit, my sister was much more creative with this exercise. She liked picking things with fancy names, such as “Celery Victor” or the German cookies known as “Pfeffernusse.” I, on the
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How Fantasy Helps Us Appreciate the Past 0