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  • Seattle’s Brazen Tax Grab Ignores the Unintended Economic Consequences

    Seattle’s Brazen Tax Grab Ignores the Unintended Economic Consequences0

    Over the last several years, certain members of the Seattle City Council have embarked on a quest to make the city a socialist utopia. From raising the minimum wage to a whopping $15 an hour to instituting a ridiculous soda tax on consumers, Seattle loves to squeeze money from its residents and business owners in any

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  • Obamacare Is in a ‘Death Spiral.’ Who’s to Blame?

    Obamacare Is in a ‘Death Spiral.’ Who’s to Blame?0

    “This is what the start of a death spiral looks like.” – Catherine Rampell, May 14, 2018 Rampell, a columnist for in the Washington Post, is not wrong. Obamacare is in big trouble. As her article details, three states—Vermont, Virginia, and Maryland—recently announced anticipated “premium-rate requests” for Obamacare health insurance policies. And the numbers don’t

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  • How the Media Just Created a Powerful New Lie About Trump

    How the Media Just Created a Powerful New Lie About Trump0

    If you’ve been scanning news headlines in the past 24 hours, you might have read that President Donald Trump on Wednesday called immigrants “animals.” Here are a few of the headlines: “During Roundtable, Trump Calls Some Unauthorized Immigrants ‘Animals’” (NPR) “Trump Calls Some Unauthorized Immigrants ‘Animals’ in Rant” (New York Times) “Trump ramps up rhetoric

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  • Therapist Explains Why Parents Should Not Seek ‘Consent’ to Change Their Child’s Diaper

    Therapist Explains Why Parents Should Not Seek ‘Consent’ to Change Their Child’s Diaper0

    It seems “consent” is the buzzword of choice these days. Consent on college campuses. Consent amongst high schoolers. Consent for changing your baby’s diaper. Wait… what? Believe it or not, you read that right. Sex educator Deanne Carson recently appeared on an Australia news station suggesting that parents must teach consent early, starting even with

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  • Kanye West Threatens the Democratic Party’s Hold on Black Americans

    Kanye West Threatens the Democratic Party’s Hold on Black Americans0

    In the aftermath of the Kanye West dust-up, my heart goes out to the white people who control the Democratic Party. My pity stems from the hip-hop megastar’s November announcement to his packed concert audience that he did not vote in the presidential election but if he had, he would have voted for Donald Trump.

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  • Is Justice a Matter of Truth or Power?

    Is Justice a Matter of Truth or Power?0

    In the first book of the Republic, Plato shares a conversation between Socrates and Thrasymachus, a Sophist orator, that touches on the nature of truth, justice, and law. “I proclaim that justice is nothing but the interest of the stronger,” Thrasymachus tells Socrates. He continues: “…the different forms of government make laws democratical, aristocratical, tyrannical,

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