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Progressives Want to Recycle Some of History’s Worst Ideas 0
- History
- July 6, 2018
What we now consider stupid and dangerous ideas of the past, progressives see as useful in the present. Even liberal historians usually label as disastrous two decisions by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration: the adoption of the Earl Warren-McClatchy newspaper inspired plan to intern Japanese-American citizens and the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937—better known
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Chesterton on the ‘Unimportance’ of Evolution 0
- Religion
- July 6, 2018
Would you be surprised to learn that Chesterton believed in evolution? Well, he did. At least he believed in what he called “evolutionism.” In a separate essay in the Illustrated London News he wrote the following: “There is an element of evolutionism in the universe, and I know of no religion or philosophy that ever entirely ignored it.” Another term
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The Frightening Internal Logic of the Far Left’s Calls for Political Violence 0
- Culture
- July 6, 2018
Before comedian Louis CK was drummed out of show business for sexual misconduct, he offered a prophetic insight into the increasingly hysterical and abusive state of American politics. “People always say abortion protesters are so shrill,” (I’m paraphrasing) “But they think babies are being murdered!” The point is a good one. If you sincerely believe
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William Shatner Defended Laura Ingalls Wilder on Twitter. Now He’s Being Accused of Racism.0
- Culture
- July 6, 2018
On June 30, actor William Shatner tweeted his displeasure with the renaming of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. By Independence Day, all hell had broken loose. Wilder (1867-1957), a children’s author best known for her Little House on the Prairie series, had her name stripped from an award issued by the Association for Library Service
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Republican Governor Signs Gun Seizure Bill 0
- Politics
- July 6, 2018
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill on Tuesday allowing for temporary gun confiscation without any due process in Massachusetts. Bill H4670 enables the police, a family or household member, including roommates, relatives or significant others, to remove firearms, firearm identification cards and ammunition from any individual deemed to be a danger to oneself or others.
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Calvin Coolidge Achieved Economic Excellence without Sacrificing Freedom 0
- History
- July 5, 2018
On July 4th, Americans celebrate our freedoms. Unfortunately, we all but ignore the only President born on Independence Day—Calvin Coolidge, who, though denigrated by historians, produced remarkable results without sacrificing them. Coolidge cut tax rates, tax rolls and the federal debt. America prospered. Real economic growth under Coolidge averaged 7% (the highest on record), with
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