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Speaking Truth to Power: The British Prime Minister Who Defended the American Colonies 1
- History, Politics
- November 10, 2022
The popular phrase, “speak truth to power,” implies that power is hostile to truth and that power might benefit from giving truth a hearing. It also suggests that the speaker runs some risk for speaking it. People unafraid to speak truth to power are among the great heroes of history. They raise our standards and
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G.K. Chesterton and the Fad of Transgenderism 3
- Culture
- November 10, 2022
Since I was once a teacher, permit me to open this piece with a multiple-choice question. Here it is: The outbreak of transgenderism today is primarily an example of the impact of what? A) an ideology B) medical experts C) a confusion D) a dogma E) all of the above F) none of the above.
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“Anti-Democracy” Just Means “Something the Regime Doesn’t Like.”5
- Politics, Culture
- November 9, 2022
“Democracy” is the new “revolutionary.” In the old Marxist regimes, anything that displeased the ruling communist regime was said to be contrary to “the revolution.” For example, in the Soviet Union, national leaders spoke regularly of how the nation was in the process of “a revolutionary transformation” toward a future idealized communist society. Many years
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Republican House Majority Would Be a Victory for Free Speech 1
- Politics, Culture
- November 9, 2022
Remember President Joe Biden’s Disinformation Governance Board? It was so ridiculed that the administration quickly scaled it back and then shut it down. But beware, Biden is resorting to more secretive methods — a vast censorship operation in collusion with Silicon Valley — to tighten the screws on what Americans can say. It’s all justified
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Screen Zombies: Is There One Living in Your House?2
- Family
- November 8, 2022
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has released the scores for this year’s reading and math evaluations. And it’s not flattering. The Nation’s Report Card revealed that math scores for fourth-graders fell five points since 2019, while those for eighth-graders tumbled eight points. This is the steepest decline since testing began over 30 years
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Elections Need More Transparency. Why Do Some on the Left Want Less?0
- Politics
- November 8, 2022
Why are some self-proclaimed “champions of democracy” calling for less transparency in elections, rather than more? The hundreds of thousands of law-abiding poll observers nationwide who volunteer to monitor elections safeguard one essential component of democracy; namely, transparent elections. Poll observers are the true champions of democracy. In the past few years, election officials have
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