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Would the US be Happy Doing Things the ‘Swedish Way’?0
- Economics
- October 2, 2018
Sweden has traditionally been portrayed in the US political debate as the epitome of democratic socialism: a country where the benevolent hand of government has managed to create a sustainable and generous welfare state funded by a progressive taxation system in which high-income earners pay their fair share; a country where the government provides basic services
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Epitaph for a Dying Culture 0
- Culture
- October 1, 2018
The Kavanaugh confirmation hearings and their endless sequelae have ended up as an epitaph for a spent culture for which its remedies are felt to be worse than its diseases. Think 338 B.C., A.D. 476, 1453, or 1939. The coordinated effort to destroy Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court required the systematic refutation
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Prosecution of Woman Who Rescued Animals Amid NC Hurricane Shows No Good Deed Goes Unpunished 0
- Culture
- October 1, 2018
During Hurricane Florence, a North Carolina woman, Tammie Hedges,graciously took more than two dozen animals into a warehouse that she is converting into an animal shelter. Using supplies purchased with private donations, Hedges offered the space—as part of her nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter, Crazy’s Claws N’ Paws—for animals to stay in while their owners evacuated. Hedges and
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How The Media Encourages – And Sustains – Political Warfare 0
- Politics
- October 1, 2018
Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has been waging war against the American press by dismissing unfavorable reports as “fake news” and calling the media “the enemy of the American people.” As a countermeasure, The Washington Post has publicly fact-checked every claim that Trump has labeled as fake. In August, The Boston Globe coordinated editorials
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C.S Lewis Explains the Best Way to Handle Change 0
- Culture
- October 1, 2018
With college just a few months ahead of me, I can’t wait for the “best years of my life” that everyone talks about to finally begin. Not to be dramatic, but if college doesn’t live up to the wild expectations that you, society, has ingrained in me, I’m ditching and holding you personally responsible
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Why Does Michelle Obama Think Ignorant Voters Are Just Fine?0
- Education
- October 1, 2018
Speaking at a get-out-the-vote event in Las Vegas, Michelle Obama rallied a young audience as she voiced her opinion: “Voting does not require any kind of special expertise. You know you don’t need to have some fancy degree to be qualified to vote. You don’t have to read every news article to be qualified to
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