We live in a nation of strangers. That needs to change
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Cancel Culture: A Young Person's Game
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[https://www.pexels.com/photo/holiday-people-vintage-letter-8185593/]The clash
between socialist and liberal economics defined the late twentieth century, and
this century brings a cultural version of that struggle. Today’s culture wars
pit advocates of equal outcomes and special protection for identity groups
against
Why We Will Save California
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In October, HarperCollins published
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063093626?pf_rd_r=F2HSAY31EYE6EV5KQK4D&pf_rd_p=8fe9b1d0-f378-4356-8bb8-cada7525eadd&pd_rd_r=d8fc4e5e-411e-413a-bcc4-c7e9700ef5d4&pd_rd_w=r9nFn&pd_rd_wg=CyRop&ref_
Orwell Was Right
From free speech to "spheres of influence" to our passion for endless war, we've
become the doublethinkers 1984 predicted. Matt Taibbi
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This weekend I re-read 1984, a book I tend to reach for
Hope in Human Nature Springs Eternal
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In our school parents’ WhatsApp group last month, a petition was making the
rounds to do away with masking our children. Some of the supporters were parents
who, just a few months ago, aggressively backed any and
Spiraling Violence in Chicago: Causes and Solutions
There’s violent crime aplenty in Chicago. But punishment? Not so much.
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[https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-buildings-1823681/]Murders nationwide in
2020 rose a stunning 29.4 percent over the previous year, the largest annual
increase since the FBI began tracking that data
Many Predicted NATO Expansion Would Lead to War.
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[https://www.pexels.com/photo/soldier-holding-gun-2230885/]I'm not a huge fan of
the Cato Institute, but this is a good piece:
Russia's military offensive against Ukraine is an act of aggression
[https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/02/russia-war-on-ukraine-what-does-putin-hope-to-achieve/]
that
Will Putin Use Nukes?
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From his principal avenues of attack on Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir
Putin began this war with three strategic goals.
Send an army south from Belarus to capture Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, and replace
the government. Send forces into
The Javelin is Wrecking Putin's Tanks
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[https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-woman-throwing-a-javelin-6271998/]Ukraine is a
highly devout country – about 87% of its 41 million citizens practice
Christianity. So it's notable that, to many Ukrainians, Mary Magdalene now has
a
new moniker
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Rubio, Sanders, CNN, and CIA All Align
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[https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-camera-recorder-66134/]It is genuinely hard
to overstate how overwhelming the unity and consensus in U.S. political and
media circles is. It is as close to a unanimous and dissent-free discourse as
anything in memory, certainly since the