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On Wonder Woman
A classmate of mine asked if I would accompany her to see a screening of Wonder Woman. We were studying abroad in Paris, and I was curious as to whether or not the film would be in English. I happily agreed and walked to the theater in anticipation of what I would experience. From the…
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How the Other Half Learns
Okay, I confess. I check up on Breitbart once in a while. I occasionally visit Drudge Report, too. And if you don’t already, I think you should as well. If I haven’t lost you already, I can explain. This is not some sort of Millian exercise in broadening my horizons to let the best ideas…
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News Does Not Need 24 Hours
In middle school, I spent most of my weekend mornings watching Sports Center. The show would last for one hour, and then start up again with a repeat of the same show. Each day, it presented highlights and scores of the previous day’s games and discussion of the current day’s sporting events. ESPN would use…
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Gorsuch’s Nomination Faces Retaliation from the Democrats
This Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that he planned filibuster the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Said Senator Schumer, “After careful deliberation I have concluded that I cannot support Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court.” After careful deliberation indeed. It is hard to imagine a scenario in…
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Our Deranged Media
Even though it has been over two months since the Inauguration, and even longer since Election Day, the sight of Donald Trump in the White House still feels like a dream – or, more aptly, a nightmare. That a man so manifestly unqualified for the office of the presidency and so obviously uninterested in its…
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Naturally, The Government is Red, White, And Blue
The 2016 election is over, and Donald Trump has emerged victorious. It was a crazy ride, with most of the pundits projecting a modest Clinton victory. Now that that is behind us, we can safely say that the federal government is going to be Republican for at least the next two years—possibly four, considering that…
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Read My Lips: One New Tax
“Tax” is a dirty word in politics. Tax increases are always unpopular with voters; no one likes to give up more of their salary to the government. Politicians are aware of this, and frequently include anti-tax rhetoric in their campaigns. George H.W. Bush’s famous campaign promise “Read my lips: no new taxes” exemplifies the power…
