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Abolishing History From the Classroom Is What Got Us Into This Mess 0
- Education
- August 6, 2020
History’s time in the classroom has come and gone. At least, that seems to be the view of an Illinois state representative. According to NBC, Rep. La Shawn Ford of Chicago claims that the citizens of Illinois have been subjected to “miseducation” in their history curriculum, and as such, he demands “immediate action by removing current history books
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As The Dark Night Rises 0
- Culture
- August 6, 2020
Back in 1968, the Rolling Stones imagined a world in which “every cop is a criminal, and all the sinners saints.” More than half a century after the release of “Sympathy of the Devil,” those lyrics are coming to life: The police are scourged, targeted, and de-funded, while convicts and low-lifes are hailed, released –
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Don’t be a Lab Rat: Why You Should Vote in Person 0
- Politics
- August 5, 2020
Voting. It’s full of important decisions including not only who you’ll vote for, but how you’ll do it. Will you vote at your kitchen table and drop your ballot in the mail? Or will you go to the polls? Which option best ensures your vote will be counted? According to election expert Hans von Spakovsky, voting
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Young Black Americans Not Sold on Biden, Democrats, or Voting 0
- Politics
- August 5, 2020
Most political analysts define “swing voters” as those who swing their support from one party to the other between election cycles – determining winners and losers in the process. According to this conventional wisdom, the “swingiest” voters are working-class whites in the Midwest, who supposedly hold the keys to the White House. Meanwhile, by contrast,
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The Core Message of a Major Transgender Study Was Wrong 0
- Politics
- August 5, 2020
How many times have you read that transgender individuals need surgery to keep them from slipping into bad mental health or even from committing suicide? “For many trans folks, existing daily in a body that doesn’t match your sense of self isn’t just uncomfortable, it’s traumatic,” Laura A. Jacobs, an LGBT counsellor in New York
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Media Deems Cashless Society a ‘Conspiracy Theory’ After Bashing Cash Use 0
- Economics
- August 5, 2020
Before there was a coin shortage, cash was under attack in the media and portrayed as a COVID-19 hazard. Now news outlets are making sure everyone knows only to think of a looming cashless society as a “conspiracy theory.” At the height of anxiety over the coronavirus, CNN berated the American people for using cash.
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