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By: David Brooks – nytimes.com – January 1, 2018 Imagine three kids running around a maypole, forming a chain with their arms. The innermost kid is holding the pole with one hand. The faster they run, the more centrifugal force there is tearing the chain apart. The tighter they grip, the more centripetal force there is holding the chain together….

By: Bill Chappell – npr.org – January 2, 2018 After publishing images of a visit to Japan’s “suicide forest” that included footage of a dead body, YouTube star Logan Paul is apologizing — and critics are denouncing both the video and Logan’s behavior in it. The video was watched millions of times before he removed it. “I didn’t do it…

By: Rachel Kraus – mashable.com – January 2, 2018 A new study confirms your worst fears about fake news in the U.S. — it’s widespread, skews pro-Trump, and is mostly consumed by your conservative uncle. Oh, and fact checking hasn’t worked at all. A group of academic researchers have published what they are calling the first scientific, data-based study of…

By: Penny Nance – usatoday.com – December 20, 2017 Aspiring actresses and Hollywood career women may have cheered when they heard show biz execs tapped Anita Hill to lead a commission examining issues of sexual misconduct and inequality in the entertainment industry. As a former victim of an actual physical attack and attempted rape more than 20 years ago, all I can say is,…

By: Jarrett Stepman  – dailysignal.com – January 01, 2018 The Founding Fathers were well aware of the power of the press, for good or ill. Fake news isn’t suddenly ruining America, but putting government in charge of deciding what news is fake will. In the wake of President Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 election, numerous media outlets ran stories claiming that many…

By: Ben Shapiro – nationalreview.com – January 2, 2018 Last week, former Obama national security advisor Susan Rice — she of the infamously shifting Benghazi explanations — published an op-ed in the New York Times dedicated to the proposition that Trump’s “America first” foreign policy has “relinquish[ed] the nation’s moral authority in these difficult times.” According to Rice, Trump has…

By: firstliberty.org – December 28, 2017 Salem, Ore. – Today, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued its decision in the case of Aaron and Melissa Klein, former owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa who were represented by First Liberty Institute. The court ruled against the Kleins, upholding a decision by the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) that resulted in…

By: Cortney O’Brien – townhall.com – December 28, 2017 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) admitted to CNN’s Jake Tapper that the GOP tax plan is at the very least a short term benefit for middle class America. He just wishes it was permanent. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) had to agree with him. He is now reaching out his hand hoping Sanders will join his…

By: Brad Polumbo – stream.org – December 28, 2017 When the Senate passed their tax reform bill earlier this month, Republicans were excited that the new law would cut taxes. Liberals thought it would kill people. As the legislation went through the Budget Committee, protesters inside the Capitol chanted, “Don’t kill us, kill the bill.” Larry Summers, a top economist in the Obama administration, claimed that…

By: Brad Polumbo – stream.org – December 28, 2017 When the Senate passed their tax reform bill earlier this month, Republicans were excited that the new law would cut taxes. Liberals thought it would kill people. As the legislation went through the Budget Committee, protesters inside the Capitol chanted, “Don’t kill us, kill the bill.” Larry Summers, a top economist in the Obama administration, claimed that…

By: Allen West – allenbwest.americanewshub.com – December 26, 2017 Well, it’s the day after Christmas but we now know who ended up getting a lump of coal in their stocking. And quite simply, this was a very well-deserved present from the United States to the United Nations, as it has long been obvious…they have always been naughty, rarely nice. As…