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In New York, Politicians Place Criminals and Violent Students First 0
- Culture
- February 4, 2020
In January, a New York man viciously assaulted his girlfriend and threatened her with a knife. The assailant was charged only with a misdemeanor and released without bail under a new bail reform law that went into effect in 2020. According to The New York Times, the new law “requires defendants to be released without cash bail on a long
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Associated Press Twists the Facts About Trump’s Impeachment 0
- Literature
- February 4, 2020
During the throes of the Senate impeachment trial, the Associated Press has published a fact check that claims President Trump is giving a “false account” and making “distorted statements” about “the circumstances that got him impeached.” This AP article is riddled with unsubstantiated assertions, gross mischaracterizations, and blatant falsehoods. Furthermore, dozens of news outlets are carrying the AP story,
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An Arrogance Justified by Nothing 0
- Politics
- February 4, 2020
It was a revealing moment. Former GOP consultant turned Never Trumper Rick Wilson began ridiculing Trump supporters on CNN as “credulous Boomer rube[s]” who believe “Donald Trump is the smart one and y’all elitists are dumb.” Muslim activist and New York Times contributor Wajahat Ali joined in, mimicking the rubes’ supposed disdain for “You elitists,
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Why Socialism Often Leads to Tyranny 0
- Economics
- February 3, 2020
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that communism leads to tyranny. Mention the countries North Korea, Cuba, the Soviet Union, Mao Tse Tung’s China, East Germany, and Venezuela, and most people immediately think of an oppressed population with almost no economic opportunity and no political freedom. The words communist dictatorship roll off the tongue like
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Burying ‘Dead White Males’0
- Culture
- February 3, 2020
In the on-going debate over whether “dead white males” like William Shakespeare are needed anymore in English courses, Sheffield University, one of England’s leading institutions of higher education, says No. According to a report in The Telegraph, an induction video for first-year students asserts that “academia has historically been a white dominated space” and encourages students
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The Impacts of China’s Coronavirus Extend Beyond Health 0
- Economics
- February 3, 2020
If the coronavirus in China spreads throughout that nation and abroad, it may bring more than sickness and death to that country and to the world. This epidemic may have dire consequences for the global economy as China is a world center for manufacturing. In “Markets Tumble Worldwide as Fears Over Deadly Viral Outbreak Grow,”
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