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  • Does Fighting for Freedom Save Lives or Lose Them?

    Does Fighting for Freedom Save Lives or Lose Them?0

    Over the weekend, while keeping one eye on the weeds in my garden and the other on the news, I noticed an interesting trend: the media is slowly backing away from its dire coronavirus predictions. My first indication of this came via The New York Times. Reporter Katherine J. Wu, who holds a Ph.D in

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  • The Systemic Racism Argument Ignores Free Will

    The Systemic Racism Argument Ignores Free Will0

    In college I took a course on debating and argument. Well, to say I took the course may be a stretch; I dropped it after a few days after pushing back against the politics of my classmates and receiving this assertion from my instructor in response: “Institutional racism is a fact whether or not I

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  • Indifference Is Complicity in the Revolution

    Indifference Is Complicity in the Revolution0

    The form that American society takes after the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, business closures, and social distancing will entirely depend on the attitudes of America’s citizens. Those who reject the Patrick Henry approach, valuing life and indifferent to the gift of liberty, will be content to trust the government for safety via its newly acquired pandemic

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  • Gavin Newsom and the Limits of Science

    Gavin Newsom and the Limits of Science0

    There have been many responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in all spheres of life from businesses, educational institutions, churches, and within close intimate human relationships. Most of these responses have arisen spontaneously as people’s duties to protect themselves and others, both individuals and communities, have become plain to them. Government at all levels has also acted, imposing a series of sometimes

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  • The Religious Fanaticism Required of Socialists

    The Religious Fanaticism Required of Socialists0

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is beating the drum of socialism again. In a recent tweet the congresswoman from New York seemed to gloat over the recent oil crash, suggesting it was time for a “worker-led, mass investment in green infrastructure.” She deleted it, but here it is. pic.twitter.com/smePUtFFrK — Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) April 20, 2020 AOC soon deleted the

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  • A Remedy for Jordan Peterson

    A Remedy for Jordan Peterson0

    Dear Dr. Peterson, Word has got about that you have been seriously ill lately, even in danger of death, and that your present struggle goes back several years, involving an auto-immune disorder and medication for anxiety. It seems hardly surprising that a demanding life as a public intellectual and controversialist in recent years has damaged your health.

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