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Supreme Court Remains Respected Despite Kavanaugh Turmoil 0
- Politics
- October 4, 2019
A pair of recent surveys suggest that Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s contentious confirmation has not undermined public confidence in the Supreme Court. The studies, from Gallup and the Pew Research Center, show a majority of respondents approve of the high court’s job performance or have a favorable view of the institution. The figures in both polls
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Streets With Nooks and Crannies Are Beloved and Endangered 0
- Culture
- October 4, 2019
A building may appeal for its formal perfection, its harmony of proportion and the grammatical discipline with which it matches part to part. But it may appeal despite lacking those things, by offering enticing glimpses of the life within, intriguing apertures, invitations to enter, to explore, to imagine. The much-loved villages of Provence and the
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Hong Kong’s ‘Shot Heard Around the World’ Is Reverberating 0
- Culture
- October 3, 2019
Hong Kong protests turned violent as demonstrators took to the streets on Tuesday, the day marking the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China. And, for the first time since protests began early this year, a Hong Kong police officer shot and wounded a protester amid a skirmish between the demonstrators and security forces. Video of
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Could President Trump Be Impeached and Convicted – but Also Reelected?0
- October 3, 2019
The launching of an “official impeachment inquiry” into President Donald Trump’s conduct has sailed America into largely uncharted waters. While there have been demands for the impeachment of many presidents, just three previous ones – Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton – have faced formal impeachment inquiries, and the Senate convicted none of them.
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Government Funds Bring Corruption to Mayberry 0
- Culture
- October 3, 2019
Front Royal, Virginia, is just 70 miles from Washington, D.C., by road but a million miles away by culture. One resident described the town, which bills itself as “the northern gateway way to the Shenandoah Valley,” as “sort of like Mayberry.” This author, having visited the city many times, can confirm that description. Federal, state,
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How Romanticism Encouraged the Decline of Marriage 0
- Culture
- October 3, 2019
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