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By: Laura Hollis – townhall.com – April 23, 2020 Harvard Magazine published a truly awful article this past week in which Elizabeth Bartholet, a Harvard Law School professor and the director of its Child Advocacy Program, comes out strongly against homeschooling. Bartholet’s interview is a smorgasbord of selective outrage and red herrings. She points to isolated instances of neglect by homeschooling parents…

By: Victor Davis Hanson – nationalreview.com – April 23, 2020 The world was a dangerous place before — and will be after — the coronavirus pandemic. While Americans debate the proper ongoing response to the virus and argue over the infection’s origins, nature, and trajectory, they may have tuned out other, often just as scary, news. Many Americans are irate…

By: Admin – americacanwetalk.org – April 23, 2020 President Trump’s criticism of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp for moving too soon to open up certain facilities “ahead of federal Phase One guidelines” is a five-alarm danger signal. It suggests that for all Trump’s street savvy and purported genius at staying ten moves ahead in a 3D chess match—he doesn’t yet see what…

By: Heather Mac Donald – amgreatness.com – April 22, 2020 More than a dozen governors extended their economic shutdown orders recently into May and beyond. Those officials should have publicly addressed the following questions first: How many coronavirus deaths do you expect to avert by the shut-down extension? What will your state’s economy look like after another month of enforced stasis? How many…

By Merrill Matthews – ipi.org – April 21, 2020 One of the primary reasons elected officials and epidemiologists gave for shutting down the U.S. economy and forcing millions of Americans to remain in their homes was to save the health care system—that is, to keep it from being overwhelmed when COVID-19 cases exploded. And yet we see these recent headlines: Tenet…

By: Caitlin Oprysko – politico.com – April 22, 2020 Abrams, who is black, initially sidestepped that charge, telling Hostin that “I think Vice President Biden is going to make a smart choice, and I appreciate the fact that he has lifted up women as being a necessary partner in this.” Still, she continued, “I would share your concern about not…

By: Olivia Beavers – thehill.com – April 22, 2020 U.S. intelligence officials have reportedly determined that Chinese operatives helped spread messages that aimed to spark alarm about the coronavirus pandemic starting in mid-March. The New York Times, citing six American officials across different intelligence agencies, reported Wednesday that the messages prompted the intelligence apparatus to examine the new techniques China, Russia and other nations…

By: Brian Fisher – humancoalition.org – April 2020 If this were a normal April, we would have all gathered for church on Easter Sunday earlier this month. Families would be going on spring break trips. Cookouts would transpire with friends and family on patios and front porches. Parks would be filled with children enjoying the warmer weather. But this isn’t a normal April. For many of us,…

By: Annie Lowrey – theatlantic.com – April 13, 2020 Hello, lost generation. The Millennials entered the workforce during the worst downturn since the Great Depression. Saddled with debt, unable to accumulate wealth, and stuck in low-benefit, dead-end jobs, they never gained the financial security that their parents, grandparents, or even older siblings enjoyed. They are now entering their peak earning years in…

By: Brad Johnson – thetexan.news – April 16, 2020 The Texas Democratic Party filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday requesting that the federal court rule the state must expand vote-by-mail abilities in light of coronavirus’ spread. The lawsuit was filed after a similar one in state court was filed.  The plaintiffs cite Sec. 82.002. of the state’s elections code regarding disabilities:…

By: Dennis Prager – townhall.com – April 21, 2020 According to The New York Times coronavirus report, as of Sunday, April 19, 2:48 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, there were 35,676 COVID-19 deaths in the United States. Of those deaths, 18,690 were in the New York metropolitan area. (The New York metropolitan area is generally regarded as consisting of the five boroughs…