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  • The Dog Mom Movement Birthed Central Park Karen

    The Dog Mom Movement Birthed Central Park Karen0

    Between Coronavirus and the unrest beginning in Minneapolis, another news story briefly reared its head: the confrontation between dog owner Amy Cooper and bird watcher Christian Cooper (who are not related). On social media, the story is being called #CentralParkKaren because of the “Karen” meme that refers to bossy white women. Coverage of #CentralParkKaren has

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  • These Riots Are Nothing Like the Boston Tea Party

    These Riots Are Nothing Like the Boston Tea Party0

    Amid the aftermath of George Floyd’s tragic death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, a lot of misinformation has been spread concerning the riots and their place in history. One particular item I’ve noted is a comparison of the present protesters and looters with the men who engaged in what later became known as the Boston

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  • Minneapolis Mayhem Infiltrates Both Streets and Government

    Minneapolis Mayhem Infiltrates Both Streets and Government0

    In Minneapolis last week, the death of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, in police custody led to days of rioting and looting in Minneapolis and in cities across the nation. Many are saying that this incident is one more sign of American racism. Others have declared the riots are justified, the natural and spontaneous

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  • The Real Looters Are the Politicians

    The Real Looters Are the Politicians0

    The brutal killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police spurred widespread protests which have been followed by looting in dozens of American citizens. CNN’s Don Lemon compared looters who plundered Nieman Marcus and other upscale stores to the Boston Tea Party. But far more Americans likely agreed with Quinta Caylor, a black North Carolina nurse

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  • George Floyd Reveals the Bankruptcy of the Elites

    George Floyd Reveals the Bankruptcy of the Elites0

    The protests, looting, and fires which have rocked the city of Minneapolis after the tragic death of George Floyd are yet another illustration of the comprehensive failure of our leading institutions, which seem incompetent and unprepared to handle society’s widespread anger and alienation. The concurrent rise of nationalism, socialism, and populism during the twentieth-first century increasingly resembles a tragic recapitulation of the nineteenth. Institutions are

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  • The Underlying Reason for Our Present Chaos

    The Underlying Reason for Our Present Chaos0

    Things always hit harder when they’re close to home. Perhaps that’s why waking up to images of a burning Minneapolis is rather painful. Twitter shows images of blazing buildings and looted stores, while masked rioters and bystanders roam the streets. (Those COVID masks seem to have come in handy.) People are using buckets to pour

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