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The Triumph of Justice Amy Coney Barrett 0
- Politics
- October 27, 2020
“There is a tendency in our profession,” Judge Amy Coney Barrett declared at the outset of her Senate confirmation hearing, “to treat the practice of law as all-consuming, while losing sight of everything else.” But, Barrett added in her Oct. 12 opening statement, “I never let the law define my identity or crowd out the
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Women, Walking Out on the Workforce Is Not Woeful 0
- Culture
- October 27, 2020
If I could summarize the many headlines I’ve seen relating to parenting lately, “Woe for Working Women” would be the slogan I would choose. The media seems to think women with children are the new victimhood class as we trudge through endless COVID purgatory. I’ll be the first to acknowledge that COVID has been hard
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American Krakzy: Mental Instability in the Public Square 0
- Culture
- October 27, 2020
Given the events of the past 10 months, preceded by four years of unceasing media rage about President Trump, I find it nearly impossible to choose a word summing up the headlines and articles I read every morning. On top of the pandemic and the summer riots, we now are nearing the end of the
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$19 Billion of Afghanistan Nation-Building Went to Fraud and Waste 0
- International
- October 26, 2020
The War in Afghanistan has dragged on for 19 years and counting. In addition to the thousands of American soldiers who have died, the conflict has come at a staggering cost of more than $1 trillion, which is roughly $3,000 per U.S. taxpayer. While one can reasonably question the validity of all of this expenditure,
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What Is Originalism? Debunking the Myths 0
- Politics
- October 26, 2020
Originalism has featured prominently in each of the last three Supreme Court confirmation battles – those of Neil Gorsuch in 2017, Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 and now Amy Coney Barrett. Each time, misconceptions about this theory of constitutional interpretation have swirled: Isn’t originalism self-defeating because the Founders weren’t originalist? Don’t originalists ignore the amendments written
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Masks Don’t Have to Divide Us 0
- Culture
- October 26, 2020
Recently, a medical technician observed that some patients are so frightened of COVID-19, they have lost their ability to respect her humanity. “All that matters,” she said, “is how well you are meeting their demands for safety.” “They treat me like an object, not a human being,” the technician continued. “Why can’t people respect each
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