Politics

Reflections on the Reality We’re Facing 11
- Family, Culture, Philosophy, Politics, Western Civilization
- August 25, 2022
In his Life of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell recounts an incident in which he and Johnson were discussing philosopher Bishop Berkeley’s idea that matter was non-existent, that everything in the world is ideal. When Boswell says that the bishop’s hypothesis cannot be refuted, Johnson kicks a large stone and says, “I refute him thus.” Philosophers
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Climate Change Forecasts 5
- Science, Politics
- August 25, 2022
“‘The trouble with almost all environmental problems,’ says Paul R. Ehrlich, the population biologist, ‘is that by the time we have enough evidence to convince people, you’re dead. … We must realize that unless we are extremely lucky, everybody will disappear in a cloud of blue steam in 20 years.’”—The New York Times, 1969. “No
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What History Could Have Told Us About Dr. Fauci and His Methods 7
- Politics, History, Science
- August 24, 2022
Good ol’ Dr. Fauci. The man who has long led the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and who in the last few years has become the public face of the COVID-19 virus, announced that he will be stepping down in December 2022. Fauci, who seems to be framing his departure as an attempt
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Why Biden’s Student Loan Bailout Is Unfair 7
- Education, Politics
- August 24, 2022
In unilaterally “canceling” up to $20,000 in student loan debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 annually, the Biden administration on Wednesday has put into motion a plan that will further inflate college costs, hinder economic growth, reward upper-income earners, and provide a major handout to woke institutions of higher education. The administration has stuck its
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Race Matching and Other Crazy Theories Destroying Our Schools 0
- Education, Culture, Politics
- August 24, 2022
Gov. Ron DeSantis nails it when he demands that teachers “educate children, not indoctrinate.” As schools reopen, a war is raging to control the minds of students. On one side, the nation’s largest teachers unions are pushing race consciousness, demonization of American history, and graphic sex education, even in elementary school. On the other side,
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Is ‘Autocracy’ America’s Mortal Enemy?1
- International, Politics, Uncategorized
- August 23, 2022
In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Joe Biden declared to the nation and world: “We are engaged anew in a great battle for freedom. A battle between democracy and autocracy.” On her trip to Taiwan, Speaker Nancy Pelosi echoed Biden: “Today, the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy. America’s determination
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