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In the Zeitgeist

The Fly Was Pence’s Karma

A fly surprisingly appears on the top of the Vice President’s head in the midst of the 2020 Vice Presidential debate. Photo Courtesy of The New…

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October 13, 2020

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Dr. Taxlaw or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the IRS

Arthur Porth was a man of conviction, and that was the problem. Porth was convinced that the great evil facing 1950s America was not Jim Crow,…

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October 13, 2020

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The U.S. Needs a National COVID-19 Strategy Now

Pictured: The Statue of Liberty wearing a mask. Photo courtesy of: Getty Images The COVID-19 response in the United States has been nothing short of embarrassing.…

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October 13, 2020

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As Conflict Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Heats Up, All Eyes Turn to Turkey

Pictured: Azeri artillery at an unidentified location firing during combat with Armenia. Photo courtesy of the Defence Ministry of Azerbaijan (via Reuters) The region of Nagorno-Karabakh…

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October 6, 2020

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Biden’s Wavering Belief in Senate Exceptionalism

Joe Biden laments how the Senate has changed since he was first elected to the chamber in 1972. Courtesy of Joe Biden for President. The first…

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October 6, 2020

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Is it Anxiety? Or Simply Facebook? A Look at Psychological Manipulation by Social Media

Photo courtesy of The Social Dilemma We have all heard the well-worn complaints that large tech companies are selling our data. Large companies such as Facebook…

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October 6, 2020

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Big Oil’s New Legislative Priorities

Business Roundtable approves carbon pricing. PHOTO: J. DAVID AKE/ASSOCIATED PRESS Photo courtesy of WSJ. I don’t often put much faith into business as the driver of…

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October 6, 2020

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Disney’s Endorsement of Muslim Internment

 Poster for 2020’s Mulan (via IndieWire) In late 2018, China began to experience rising criticism from the international community for its internment of certain Muslim minorities…

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October 6, 2020

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Progressives: The True Losers of the Biden-Trump Debate

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden at the first presidential debate for the 2020 election in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo Courtesy of ABC News.…

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October 6, 2020

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The Politics of Death

Joe Biden, among his family, viewing his son’s casket. Photo courtesy of Intelligencer. Even before the spread of coronavirus across the United States, 2020 was a…

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September 29, 2020