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Want to Take Control of Your Life? 4 Simple and Empowering Life Lessons from a Navy SEAL 0
- Culture
- June 27, 2018
A few years ago, my cousin sent me a video clip that inspired me to do something my mom had been telling me to do for as long as I can remember: make my bed. It was entitled “If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.” The clip was part
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The U.S. Is a More Dangerous Country for Women than North Korea, 548 Women’s Rights Experts Concluded 0
- Culture
- June 27, 2018
Suggesting that many of the world’s most grave problems have been solved, experts in women’s rights from around the world rank the United States among the 10 most dangerous countries for women. Sadly, however, issues such as female genital mutilation, arranged marriage, rape as a weapon of war, honor killings, and maternal mortality haven’t stopped. Rather,
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Union Fees for Government Employees 0
- Education
- June 27, 2018
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that nonunion government workers can’t be forced to pay dues or other fees to support a union, further diminishing the power of organized labor and setting up what right-to-work proponents called the “hard work” of protecting free speech rights for the nation’s government employees. Right-to-work advocates also expressed concern
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Can Political Freedom Exist Without Virtue? America’s Founders Didn’t Think So.0
- History
- June 27, 2018
America’s Founding Fathers were a contentious lot, disagreeing about everything from the need for a Bill of Rights to the merits of skinny-dipping “near the Bridge … whilst …Ladies of the first fashion in the neighbourhood, are passing over it…” But they spoke unanimously on one topic: the requirement for a moral citizenry if the
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Why are People So Obsessed with Superhero Movies?0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
It’s safe to say that America has a love affair with superhero movies. In 2017, five of the 10 highest grossing films were about superheroes, as are three of the top five so far this year. Films such as Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War have shattered box office records and captured the public’s affection.
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Supreme Court Says California Can’t Force Anti-Abortion Centers to Promote Abortion 0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of free speech in NIFLA v. Becerra, a case regarding California’s attempt to force pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise the state’s free or low-cost abortion program. The court rightly held that the California law in question, the Reproductive FACT Act, “likely violates the First Amendment” and “unduly burdens protected speech.”
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Psychologist: America’s Suicide Crisis Linked to ‘Lack of Meaning’0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
As an addendum to my blogpost from a couple of weeks ago (and to Shelia Liaugminas’ subsequent, related post) I would like to share this piece published in the New York Times. Clay Routledge, professor of psychology from North Dakota State University, has tried to account for the alarming rise in suicides across the US
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How Trump Can Make a Beautiful, Cage-Free Border Deal 0
- Politics
- June 26, 2018
Dear President Trump, You can make the greatest border deal the world has ever seen. This deal will unite everyone by rewriting the playbook of politics. Instead of taxing a divided public to pay for a border wall, offer a plan that gives something to both sides of the debate. Where there is
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Embracing Liberty as a Life Philosophy 0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
FEE’s eminent founder, Leonard E. Read, often opined that it was the duty of every lover of liberty to introduce it to others “as a life philosophy.” It’s a phrase we at FEE still use today, and every day. We’re able to preach it with conviction because we practice it with passion. What does it
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Want to Take Control of Your Life? 4 Simple and Empowering Life Lessons from a Navy SEAL 0