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By: John Zmirak – stream.org – September 3, 2019 Even as violent crime has fallen greatly since the 1970s and 80s, Americans have been forced to process a hideous innovation. That is, widespread nihilistic mass killings. These have increased in frequency, feeding off each other. A certain kind of hopeless, vindictive young man has learned from social media. He can win…

By Kevin D. Williamson – nationalreview.com – September 3, 2019 There was another massacre, this one in Midland and Odessa, Texas. As usual, tragedy was followed by stupidity. The New York Times, in its poetical mode, observed that the crime “clashed with the typically serene and dusty rural landscape of the region.” In reality, Odessa is the most dangerous city in Texas,…

By: John Bacon & Janine Zeitlin – USAToday.com – September 3, 2019 Hurricane Dorian diminished to Category 2 storm status Tuesday as it slowly turned to the northwest, still a historic and violent storm mercilessly pummeling the Bahamas as the U.S. East Coast anxiously awaited its approach. The latest forecasts put the hurricane farther off Florida’s east coast than previous projections. “We still have…

By: Donna Zuckerberg – washingtonpost.com – August 29, 2019 Anyone who regularly expresses ideas on the Internet — especially women who express ideas critical of men — has encountered that bane of online discourse, the man who appears seemingly out of nowhere to insist on a debate. He disagrees with the sentiment expressed and is certain he can overpower the author with…

By: Annie Lowrey – theatlantic.com – August 26, 2019 The trade war is dragging on. The yield curve is inverting. Investors are fleeing to safety. Global growth is slowing. The stock market is dipping. The Millennials are screwed. Recessions are never good for anyone. A sputtering economy means miserable financial, emotional, and physical-health consequences for everyone from infants to retirees. But the…

By: Pam Belluck – nytimes.com – August 29, 2019 How do genes influence our sexuality? The question has long been fraught with controversy. An ambitious new study — the largest ever to analyze the genetics of same-sex sexual behavior — found that genetics does play a role, responsible for perhaps a third of the influence on whether someone has same-sex…

By: Timothy Egan – nytimes.com – November 1, 2018 You don’t hear much about Sister Norma Pimentel in the secular press. She’s not a wacko, a hypocrite, a sexual predator or a political operative. Her life’s work, she says, is guided by seeing “the presence of God” in migrant children in the shelter she oversees in the Rio Grande Valley — vulnerable souls…

By: Peggy Drexler – wsj.com – August 29, 2019 Chicago native Lola Vanderstrand was in her early 40s when she started looking for a husband online. She’d been married before, and she had her doubts about online dating. The site that she chose, Match.com, didn’t appeal to her at first, but Ms. Vanderstrand quickly realized that dating online was forcing her…

By: Daily Wire – dailywire.com – August 28, 2019 Don’t take my word for it, it’s not just insinuation. This is according to a new poll out — from [the] Wall Street Journal and NBC — which shows American values are shifting dramatically. Gradually then suddenly. This is from the article. “Patriotism, religion and having children rate lower among younger generations…

By: Tara Ross – dailysignal.com – August 27, 2019 Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez loves to hate on the Electoral College. Once again, she has the nation up in arms about America’s unique presidential election system. The Electoral College, the New York Democrat said on Instagram last week, is a “scam” that “effectively weighs white voters over voters of color.” Then on Friday afternoon,…

By: Matt Mackowiak – washingtontimes.com – Wednesday, August 28, 2019 The power of incumbency has never been greater in modern American politics. This is especially true for the president of the United States. The last three incumbent presidents were reelected, and four of the last five were. Head-to-head polls right now show many of the top-tier Democratic presidential candidates leading President Trump…