Culture

Epstein’s Entente: The Four Biggest Names in the Scandal 0
- Culture
- July 23, 2019
Following his arrest on July 6 for charges relating to sex trafficking, billionaire and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was denied bail on July 15. Judge Richard Berman cited multiple concerns: “Mr. Epstein’s alleged excessive attraction to sexual conduct with or in the presence of minor girls — which is said to include his
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Jordan Peterson’s Thinkspot Is a Welcome Social Media Option. Will It Work?0
- Culture
- July 23, 2019
Last month, the controversial psychologist and popular public speaker Jordan Peterson announced that he is creating a new social media site. Billed as an “anti-censorship” platform, “Thinkspot” would allow users to post virtually whatever they want. “Once you’re on our platform we won’t take you down unless we’re ordered to by a US court of
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After AOC’s Toilet Hysteria, Real Abuse at the Border Is Ignored 0
- Culture
- July 22, 2019
The immigration problem today demands a serious debate about how to remedy the situation for the good of the country and its citizens. What we get instead are misleading images and scandalous, politically-motivated allegations. Not surprisingly, the problems continue to worsen. The rhetoric boiled over recently when Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) visited a border detention
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Don’t Feel Bad About Using the Self Checkout 0
- Culture
- July 22, 2019
Have you’ve seen a meme exhorting you not to use self-checkout because it impoverishes workers who are replaced by unfeeling scanners? There is no harm in making that choice. But if we remember our lessons from Frederic Bastiat, we can see why the rationale behind the campaign is absurd. Why should we stop with the
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Yes, Parents Are Capable of Choosing How Their Children Should Be Educated 0
- Culture
- July 22, 2019
At the heart of debates around education freedom and school choice is the subtle but sinister sentiment that parents can’t be trusted. They are too busy, too poor, or too ignorant to make the right decisions for their kids, and others know better how to raise and educate children. Never mind that parents have successfully
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Melinda Gates’ Love Letter to the Pill 0
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- July 22, 2019
“Contraceptives are the greatest life-saving, poverty-ending, women-empowering innovation ever created.” That’s the message of Melinda Gates, wife of one of the world’s richest men, in her new book The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World. In The Moment of Lift, Melinda tells the story of her philanthropic work, particularly with the Bill
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