Culture

Preserving Peace and Liberty During COVID Chaos 0
- Culture
- May 27, 2020
In time of crisis it’s inevitable that people begin to fear. It’s also likely that politicians will utilize that fear to coerce the populace into accepting further government control over their lives. Of course, the most recent stream of societal fear on which our leaders have capitalized is the COVID-19 pandemic. While the models have been inconsistent
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Don’t Gaslight Us on #BelieveWomen 0
- Culture
- May 27, 2020
Many of us were startled to open The New York Times last week and find ourselves accused of hijacking and weaponizing the phrase “believe all women.” According to journalist Susan Faludi, the phrase always has been “believe women,” and never has been associated with a demand for automatic and unquestioned belief that those who allege
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Kim Wexler’s Feminist Nightmare in ‘Better Call Saul’0
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- May 27, 2020
Better Call Saul recently completed its fifth season. The show started as a spinoff based on a minor character from megahit Breaking Bad. However, Better Call Saul quickly became beloved and critically acclaimed in its own right. Much of the credit for that belongs to actress Rhea Seehorn’s stellar portrayal of Kim Wexler. She became the show’s breakout star. Kim Wexler –
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Why COVID-19 Immunity Passports May Violate US Law 0
- Culture
- May 27, 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis wreaks havoc across the globe, a handful of countries, including Germany, Chile and the United States, are mulling the use of immunity passports to make clear who is immune from coronavirus infection. Several U.S. companies are also examining ways of testing employees, including for COVID-19 antibodies, before allowing them to return
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Weathering the Aftershocks of the Pandemic 0
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- May 26, 2020
Early one morning in mid-May I was drinking a cup of coffee on the front porch of my daughter’s house in Front Royal, Virginia. For weeks I had felt drained of energy, filled not with boredom but with lassitude, putting off cleaning my basement apartment, the books I needed to read for review, a magazine
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‘Guilt by Accusation’: Torment With No Exit 0
- Culture
- May 26, 2020
Even hardened veterans of media brawls can stumble. Take Alan Dershowitz’s appearance on “Tooning Out the News,” a new CBS show which features fictional animated news anchors interviewing real personalities. It’s vulgar, insulting and surreal. And there is only one way out – through the dog house. But, somehow, for some inexplicable reason, Dershowitz accepted
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