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The Feds Fought a Two-Year Battle Against the Truth to Prosecute Cliven Bundy—and the Truth Won 0
- Politics
- January 11, 2018
In April 2014, rancher Cliven Bundy put out a nationwide plea. He claimed the federal government, with whom he had been in a land feud for two decades, was taking his property and had come armed for war. “They have my house surrounded,” Bundy said, from Bunkerville, Nevada. “The federal government is stealing my property
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The Sexual Revolution That Needs to Happen, But Won’t 0
- Culture
- January 11, 2018
Adults of a certain age know that something called “the sexual revolution” happened in the 1960s, soon after the anovulant birth-control pill was invented and marketed. As liberal religion writer Elizabeth Bruenig puts it in an interesting new article about the #MeToo movement: “The sexual revolution made a vast number of previously unavailable sexual choices
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William of Ockham: The Man Who Started the Decline of the West 3
- History
- January 10, 2018
In modern accounts of the decline of the West, it’s become common to blame one man in particular for starting that decline: William of Ockham, a 14th-century Franciscan monk and philosopher. Those of you who have heard of William of Ockham (1287-1347) may know him best through the concept of “Ockham’s razor,” which is popularly
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4 Common Capitalism Myths Debunked 0
- Economics
- January 10, 2018
One of the most disappointing things I face as a college professor is the lack of understanding most students have regarding capitalism. The simple fact is, despite its importance to our daily lives, relatively few people have a strong grasp of what causes economic growth and why markets are so central to continuously rising standards
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How Online Dating is Saving Marriage (and Making Society Less Segregated)0
- Culture
- January 10, 2018
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) recently banned an ad from online dating site eHarmony which assured those looking for love that it was a “scientifically proven” matching system. The company matches users according to their personality, using their own data on existing relationships. According to the ASA, however, eHarmony failed to demonstrate that its
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Couple Forced to Dismantle Dream Treehouse. Because Regulations.0
- Culture
- January 10, 2018
I grew up in a home with a giant American Elm tree in the backyard. The tree was so huge that three adults had to join hands to completely encircle it. As a child, I had grand plans for that tree, for of course it was perfect for a treehouse. And not just any treehouse,
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