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We’re Being Trained NOT To See1
- Culture
- September 28, 2016
I was reflecting today on the life of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. According to Buddhist myth, Siddhartha was born under a prophecy that he would either become a great military ruler or a supremely enlightened holy man. His father wanted the former, so he raised Siddhartha in a bubble of sorts, filling his
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These 10 States Do the Worst Job Preparing Kids for College0
- Education
- September 28, 2016
Have you ever poured hours into studying for an exam, been told you were ready, and then discovered that despite your hard work, you couldn’t pass the test? Unfortunately, that’s what many of the nation’s high school graduates are experiencing. They’ve worked hard in school, walked across the platform to receive their diploma, and gone
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LAPD Union: Officers Being Instructed to ‘Run Away’ From Threats0
- September 28, 2016
The Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), the labor union representing officers up to the rank of lieutenant, says a recent finding by the city’s police commission instructs officers to flee violent confrontations. Run away. If a police officer is confronted by a suspect with a weapon, those entrusted to
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Dead Voters Found in Colorado Days After NYT Called Election Fraud a ‘Myth’0
- September 28, 2016
Some good, old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting by a couple of reporters found this shocker: Corpses are casting ballots in Colorado. Via CBS4: A CBS4 investigation has found multiple cases of dead men and women voting in Colorado months and in some cases years after their deaths, a revelation that calls into question safeguards designed to prevent
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7 Reasons I Can’t Stand Politics0
- Education
- September 28, 2016
I hate politics. Part of the reason, to be honest, is that I’m a libertarian, and libertarian views have almost no influence in the world of politics. Libertarians don’t just lose every election; policy-makers normally summarily reject our position. Libertarians don’t just fail to control a major party; “successful libertarian politician” is almost an oxymoron.
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15 Frederick Douglass Quotes Worth Reading0
- Culture
- September 28, 2016
1. “Right is of no sex, Truth is of no color, God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren.” – Douglass’ motto in weekly publication The North Star. 2. “Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is
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WOW! Plato’s ‘Tyranny’ Sounds EXACTLY LIKE America Today!0
- September 27, 2016
Philosopher George Santayana’s line has become cliché, but it’s so damn true: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Well, perhaps if more Americans today read Plato (like they used to), then our country wouldn’t be repeating the same mistakes he warned us about 2,400 years ago. In Book VIII
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Serious Debate Isn’t Possible on Television0
- Culture
- September 27, 2016
I’ll be honest. I didn’t watch the debate last night. And I didn’t watch any of the primary debates earlier this year. And I don’t think I watched any of the debates during the last presidential election. It’s not that I’m uninterested in serious discourse about serious issues. It’s simply that I don’t believe it
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How the Internet Fuels America’s Underground Sex Trade0
- Culture
- September 27, 2016
America has always had an underground sex trade, and for decades most pimps followed the same general script: they’d recruit sex workers on the street, in bars and in strip clubs. But over the past 20 years, the internet has become the major marketplace for the sex trade, with online advertisements and recruitment through social
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