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Why This Immigration Psychodrama Will Also Pass 0
- Politics
- June 25, 2018
A month from now there will be a new manufactured news story that Donald Trump is savage, represents an existential danger, or is unhinged. We will hear of another Trump official cornered and driven out from a liberal-owned Beltway or New York City restaurant. An unhinged Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) will rant some more about
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10 (Huge) Societal Changes Since the First ‘Incredibles’ Movie in 2004 0
- Culture
- June 25, 2018
A friend of mine saw Incredibles 2 last weekend and remarked how strikingly different it was from the original. It got me thinking about how much has changed since The Incredibles first came out in 2004. Here’s a look at just how different culture, families, and technology were 14 years ago. 1. Blockbuster
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Why ‘Permit Patty’ Called Police on an 8-Year-Old Girl Selling Water 0
- Culture
- June 25, 2018
On Saturday, July 23rd, Alison Ettel called police on a young girl selling water without a permit in Oakland, CA. The girl’s relative caught a video of Ettel, tweeted it out, and an Internet rage mob had identified her and her business within hours. Twitter quickly dubbed the then-unidentified woman in the video #PermitPatty. The
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Hits the PC Guillotine 1
- Culture
- June 25, 2018
Growing up, I never got into stories with knights and fair maidens. Walking around in princess dresses while imagining I was trapped in a castle by a vicious dragon? Not interested. But give me a sunbonnet and braid my hair and I was lost in the world of Laura Ingalls. I still remember being in
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What’s Really Behind the Soaring Cost of Weddings 0
- Culture
- June 22, 2018
Talking with a friend the other day, she expressed frustration that she and her boyfriend weren’t engaged yet. Both have degrees, jobs and want to get married. When I suggested she and her beau take the leap, she shook her head. “Oh no,” she replied, “We don’t have the money right now, weddings are soooo
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Cruelty on the Border; Cruelty North of the Border 0
- Family
- June 22, 2018
Faced with a surge of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers on the Mexican border, the Trump Administration has implemented a controversial zero-tolerance policy. One effect of this is to separate parents from their children. The parents are referred for criminal prosecution and sent to a federal jail. The children, who are not allowed to accompany
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