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What CNN’s Don Lemon Doesn’t Know About Humility 0
- Culture
- February 10, 2020
CNN news anchor, Don Lemon, needs to belittle those who don’t share his worldview. Recently Lemon guffawed hysterically as two panelists mocked Trump, Trump voters, and Southerners. Lemon was overcome with “joy” and felt no need to maintain even a semblance of objectivity as the belittlement of millions of Americans continued. CNN neither rebuked nor disciplined Lemon. Faced with
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Human Nature Makes Socialist Ideals Impossible 0
- Culture
- February 7, 2020
Today’s enthusiasts for a socialist America are unlikely to know the name of Robert Blatchford. If they did, they might think twice about their current enthusiasm. Blatchford was an Englishman, a friend and debating partner of G. K. Chesterton. Born in 1851, he was a generation older than Chesterton, yet both were thinking and writing
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Elon Musk Wants Talent, Not Diplomas 0
- Education
- February 7, 2020
Elon Musk says skills matter more than diplomas. The founder and CEO of corporate innovation giants Tesla and SpaceX tweeted on February 2 that he is hiring for his artificial intelligence group at Tesla and wants to recruit the most talented people he can find. Talent, to Musk, means “deep understanding” of artificial intelligence and the ability
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How the Communist Party Complicates Research in China 0
- Culture
- February 7, 2020
What is the coronavirus? How does it spread? Should I be worried? When a new virus surfaces, the unknowns loom big. When a new virus comes out of China, potentially clarifying information needs to be weighed and considered alongside the realities of practicing science and research there. I am a social scientist, specializing in psychological
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Could Google Influence Kushner to Stop Trump’s Big Tech Break Up?0
- Politics
- February 7, 2020
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is in hot water over a salacious affair allegation revealed by an ex-business associate. While the gossip rags are having a field day with those allegations, the more important story revealed in the leaks is Schmidt’s ties to Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser. One of the text
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American Schools are Focusing on Diversity at History’s Expense 0
- Culture
- February 7, 2020
The 1619 Project. By now many of us have either viewed ads about, seen references to, or read directly from this initiative of The New York Times, which marks four centuries since slaves first came to America. It sounds like an admirable initiative, no? After all, it’s good to remember our history, especially the bad
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