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The Oddest Fact about Each U.S. President 1
- History
- July 11, 2017
#1. George Washington was a wealthy man, with a fortune in today’s money of an estimated $500 million. But at the time of his inauguration, he didn’t have enough money to get there so he had to borrow $600 from his neighbor. #2. John Adams was a horrible dancer. As a result, he forced
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Ray Bradbury Wrote ‘Fahrenheit 451’ to Prevent a Dystopia. Instead, He Predicted One 1
- Culture
- July 11, 2017
Sitting in the basement typing room of UCLA in 1950, Ray Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451 in nine days. The school charged ten cents every half hour to use one of its typewriters, and Bradbury spent a total of $9.80 to complete the book. Its publication launched the struggling writer to prominence and secured his place
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American Parents ‘Are Afraid of Their Own Kids,’ Physician Says 0
- Culture
- July 11, 2017
Family physician and author Dr. Leonard Sax has made a name for himself by seeking to restore common sense to today’s crazy world of child-rearing. He continues this quest toward restored sanity in a recent interview with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. As Dr. Sax explains, there is a great difference between parents
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Widow’s Searing ‘Rage Defense’ of Patton Oswalt’s Engagement Goes Viral 0
- Culture
- July 11, 2017
Erica Roman is a widow who blogs about the pain of losing someone. Her husband died unexpectedly of an undetected heart condition in 2016, and blogging helps her heal, she says. In a blog post published over the weekend, she wrote that she was thrilled to learn that actor and comedian Patton Oswalt–who also lost
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The US Is Not ‘One Nation’ — And It Never Was 0
- Culture
- July 10, 2017
Patrick Buchanan is an informative and interesting writer. On foreign policy, especially, he’s long been one of the most reasonable voices among high-level American pundits. When it comes to cultural matters, however, Buchanan has long held to a peculiar and empirically questionable version of American history in which the United States was once a mono-culture
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It Makes No Sense to Vilify the Kochs While Venerating FDR 0
- Economics
- July 10, 2017
The Koch Brothers recently announced a $21 million anti-poverty program in Dallas, designed to reduce gang violence and encourage young entrepreneurs. But their efforts to end poverty are unlikely to earn credit from progressives, who frequently demonize the family. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid routinely blasts them for “crooked works” and “nefarious actions.” And when Charles and
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