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The Supreme Court Row over 0
- History
- December 3, 2021
The state of Mississippi argued for its right to set its own abortion laws before the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a case that has the potential to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide. At issue is the state’s appeal of a lower court’s decision to overturn its statute limiting
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What Gibbon Got Wrong About the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 0
- History
- November 22, 2021
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Climate Change or Bad Forest Management?0
- History
- October 29, 2021
Representatives from around the world are set to gather in the United Kingdom this weekend for the UN Climate Change Conference. Already projected as a disappointment because leaders from key greenhouse-gas-emitting countries such as Russia and China will not make an appearance, Reuters declares that “attendees need to reset their expectations.” Climate change activists also
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Telling the Truth About Stalin 0
- History
- September 9, 2021
In discussions of World War II, much emphasis and critical attention has been conferred on German forces and actions. What is often overlooked, however, are the Soviet deeds during the same time period. Author Sean McMeekin, a historical studies professor at Bard College, seeks to slay this sacred cow of the historical profession and
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Islam and Its White Slaves 0
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- September 2, 2021
The Forgotten Slave Trade: The White European Slaves of Islam, by Simon Webb (Pen and Sword History; 208 pp., $39.95). In America, public discussion about slavery—when it doesn’t devolve into BLM activists burning cities or congressmen bending the knee—is premised on important but erroneous assumptions: only blacks have been enslaved; black slavery was racially motivated; discussion
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Mark Levin’s Mistakes Hurt Conservatives 0
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- August 30, 2021
A devastating leftist critique of Mark Levin’s bestselling book American Marxism was posted by Zachary Petrizzo at Salon the other day. After reading Petrizzo’s remarks, I am left wondering about the colossal foolishness of Levin, who set out to write a book—which his celebrity would push to the top of the New York Times best seller
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