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  • Who’s on the Right Side of History?

    Who’s on the Right Side of History?1

    It has become a commonplace in modern political polemic to talk about being on the right side of history. It is a phrase commonly employed by those who consider themselves “enlightened” or “progressive” and is used to condemn political opponents for being on the wrong side of history, or as being historically incorrect. As usual,

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  • What the Reaction to MPR Raccoon Tells Us About Millennials

    What the Reaction to MPR Raccoon Tells Us About Millennials0

    Perhaps you heard, but the raccoon that scaled the UBS building in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was just using its superpower instincts. As Suzanne MacDonald, a psychologist from York University studying urban raccoons, notes in an article for The Washington Post, the newly dubbed #mprraccoon was just hungry and curious— and also happens to have Spiderman

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  • Twitter Loses Round One of Anti-Censorship Suit Brought By Supremacist

    Twitter Loses Round One of Anti-Censorship Suit Brought By Supremacist0

    Anyone who has been on some form of social media has probably heard about censorship at some time. “They squelched my Facebook post!” or “I finally got out of Twitter prison,” are common accusations lodged against prominent platforms. Despite the complaining, most people throw their hands up in the air and walk off, convinced that

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  • What Jordan Peterson and Quentin Tarantino Understand About Chaos and Moral Responsibility

    What Jordan Peterson and Quentin Tarantino Understand About Chaos and Moral Responsibility0

    In the popular imagination, Quentin Tarantino has become something of a poster boy for style over substance. His films appear to be “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing,” perfectly embodying—with their senseless violence, unrealistic dialogue, postmodern style, and recent turn toward social justice themes—the forces of what Canadian psychologist and conservative public intellectual Jordan

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  • Supreme Court Rules Against Minnesota Law Banning ‘Political’ Apparel at Polling Places

    Supreme Court Rules Against Minnesota Law Banning ‘Political’ Apparel at Polling Places0

    Via Cato: This morning, the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that a Minnesota law banning “political” apparel at polling places violates the First Amendment. This was ultimately an easy case, as it should have been all along, and this decision was predictable after oral argument. Obviously voters shouldn’t be allowed to harass, intimidate, misdirect, or otherwise

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  • I Went to DC’s Gay Pride Parade. Here Are 9 Things I Saw.

    I Went to DC’s Gay Pride Parade. Here Are 9 Things I Saw.0

    Editor’s note: This article accurately describes a “gay pride” event and contains language and images that may offend some readers. Thousands of gay rights activists and their supporters celebrated Saturday in Washington, D.C., by participating in and watching the city’s gay pride parade. The “Pride Month” parade consisted of over 200 floats in addition to

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