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Why It Might Be Time to Bring Back Mandatory Citizen Militias 0
- Western Civilization
- May 2, 2019
I received some fascinating responses and comments regarding my recent column about how the West can save masculinity. One email in particular caught my attention. It was from a friend of mine named Troy, a socially conservative, politically libertarian member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Troy is happily married with three
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The Lasting Appeal of Batman 0
- Culture
- May 2, 2019
I read somewhere that May 1st is unofficially Batman Day, because that was the cover date on the issue of the comic he first appeared in. But I’ve since seen March 30 and Sept 15 thrown around, so I have no idea. International days are like a secular version of the feast days held in
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And the First Country to Ban Fake News Is…0
- International
- May 2, 2019
For months, French President Emmanuel Macron has asked European leaders to crack down on fake news. At last, someone has taken his advice. Last month, Vladimir Putin signed a law banning Russian websites from posting “fake news” stories. The government, of course, will be the arbiter of truth and falsehood. Coincidentally, the same day he
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One Reason Teachers Should Be Paid More 0
- Economics
- May 1, 2019
Should teachers be paid more? “Absolutely!” many teachers would say. The exact opposite response often comes from the general public. Many take one look at The Nation’s Report Card, see that only one third of 12th graders are proficient in reading and one quarter proficient in math, and immediately conclude that such results are a poor
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Why It’s Important to Have Heroes 0
- Culture
- May 1, 2019
Heroes. Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines a hero as “a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities.” That “man” doesn’t fit the zeitgeist these days, so I looked up “heroine,” who is “a woman admired and emulated for her achievements and qualities.” Because I prefer the latter definition for my purposes here, I
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Doctors of Transgender Kids Aren’t Ignoring the Evidence 0
- Culture
- May 1, 2019
Interest in transgender medicine is growing rapidly – “at an incredible rate,” according to Karen Parker, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office. Gender clinics are springing up in many countries to offer counselling and therapy for transgender youth as well as adults. Numbers are hard to come by
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