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  • California Now Wants to Tax… Drinking Water

    California Now Wants to Tax… Drinking Water0

    California’s new governor has wasted little time continuing the state’s seemingly limitless expansion of government. Governor Gavin Newsom’s first budget proposal, published last week, suggests instituting a tax on drinking water in the name of cleaning up California’s water systems. The “Environmental Protection” section of the 2019-2020 budget seeks to establish a new special fund,

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  • What I’ve Learned As A Life-Long Homeschooler

    What I’ve Learned As A Life-Long Homeschooler0

    Many people still consider “homeschooling” to be a religious farmstead cult instead of a legitimate form of education. Yet on average, homeschoolers are far out-performing their publicly-educated peers in almost every subject. According to the Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), In 1990, the National Home Education Research Institute issued a report entitled “A Nationwide Study

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  • What Cicero Would Say about Roger Stone

    What Cicero Would Say about Roger Stone0

    In his speech before the Roman Senate, when he accused Catiline of conspiracy to overthrow the state, Cicero famously proclaimed, “O ye immortal gods, where on earth are we? In what city are we living? What constitution is ours?”   A former Latin teacher, I thought of those words when I read the news online

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  • Populist Rebellion: Then & Now

    Populist Rebellion: Then & Now1

    The motif of the era we are living through has emerged as one of rebellion against the establishment and the oligarchy that perpetuates it, Davos globalists and the deep state. It is evident everywhere — from Brexit to Trump to Italy to Brazil to the Yellow Vests. The larger question is whether some politically amorphous

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  • Marie Kondo is No Cure For Our Hyper-Consumer Culture

    Marie Kondo is No Cure For Our Hyper-Consumer Culture0

    With all the commentary and meta-commentary about Japanese design consultant Marie Kondo’s new Netflix show, you could be forgiven for thinking there was something mystical about keeping a neat home. There’s nothing mystical about it, of course, though perhaps we should be thankful that we are among the first generations in human history affluent enough to spend

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  • 1 in 5 Lack Basic Literacy in These 3 States. Here’s Why That Matters.

    1 in 5 Lack Basic Literacy in These 3 States. Here’s Why That Matters.1

    Adult illiteracy is one of the most overlooked socio-economic problems in America. Illiteracy can increase unemployment and poverty while lowering family stability and community flourishing. Here are five facts you should know about adult illiteracy in America: 1. Illiteracy is the inability to read or write. While complete illiteracy is relatively rare among native English speakers

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  • Why Ginsburg Fought Discrimination ‘On the Basis of Sex,’ Not Gender Identity

    Why Ginsburg Fought Discrimination ‘On the Basis of Sex,’ Not Gender Identity0

    Growing up with only sisters as siblings, we were raised to aspire to all that we were capable of—no “ifs,” “ands,” or “buts.” So, while Ruth Bader Ginsburg may not be my favorite Supreme Court justice in terms of her jurisprudence, I deeply admire how she proved that she is just as capable as any

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  • Why ‘Garbage People’ Deserve a Second Look

    Why ‘Garbage People’ Deserve a Second Look0

    Recently I met a man who could serve as the billboard for “toxic masculinity.” It was mid-January, a Tuesday, and a deer had smashed into my Honda Accord on I-81 in Southwestern Virginia. That collision destroyed the passenger side of the car from the headlight to the door, heavily damaged the engine, and left the

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  • Physician Explains What’s Wrong with the APA’s Masculinity Guidelines

    Physician Explains What’s Wrong with the APA’s Masculinity Guidelines0

    Family medical doctor and psychologist Leonard Sax has garnered a reputation for being a voice of common sense when it comes to matters of parenting. According to Sax, today’s children operate in a “culture of disrespect,” a culture which many parents have fostered by trying to be their child’s friend rather than parent. Dr. Sax’s

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