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Vote: The Scariest Word in Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’0
- Culture
- February 26, 2020
To the first-time reader, George Orwell’s 1945 fable Animal Farm might appear to be the story of a grand experiment that began as a veritable utopia before its betrayal by an authoritarian hijacker. That’s certainly how many leftists, including one of my former professors, view the Russian Revolution on which Orwell’s animal revolution is based.
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The Scale of the Chinese Lockdown 0
- Economics
- February 26, 2020
The official death toll from the Covid-19/coronavirus now stands at over 2,500 people. There are over 80,000 cases worldwide. The people I’ve talked to about this epidemic fall into two camps. Those in the first camp say that this needs to be put into perspective, the number of people who die each year from the
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With Bernie, Trump May Regret What He Started 0
- Culture
- February 26, 2020
An ancient Hebrew rabbinical text, sometimes called The Apocalypse of Abraham, tells the story of Abraham’s father, Terah, who manufactured statuette idols, considered gods by the local population. A young Abraham noticed that the head of one of these idols had fallen off during transport. He had a revelation: these were false gods made by humans;
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The Strangest Thing About the Debate 0
- Politics
- February 26, 2020
It struck me about one hour into what Politico calls “the snarling incoherence of the latest Democratic presidential debate” that was “painfully hard to follow.” What precisely was so painful? It was not what divided this gaggle of politicians vying for your affection. It was what united them. They all agree that their job is to have
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They Call Me Echo Boomer 0
- Culture
- February 26, 2020
There’s a rather useless effort to categorize people into generations these days. True, it is interesting how many different terms there can be for each generation. Generation X, for example, is the “latchkey generation.” Generation Z is an “iGen” compromised of “Zoomers.” Then there’s my new favorite: “echo boomers.” If you guessed that this term
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Is Critical Race Theory Driving the Anger in Society?0
- Culture
- February 25, 2020
History. In the postmodern age it’s a tricky subject. For starters, few young people really know the history of where they come from or how their country got to where it is now. The Nation’s Report Card glaringly confirms this reality, as only 12 percent of high school seniors are proficient in U.S. history. Sadly,
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