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January 4th, 2018
Donald Trump and Steve Bannon
By: David French – nationalreview.com – January 3, 2018 Trump’s Decision to Cut Ties with Steve Bannon Is One of the Best Moves of His Presidency If it holds, the end of Bannon’s influence will give better men and women a chance to rise in the White House. Early this morning, the Guardian reported on the contents of a new...
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January 4th, 2018
Character Counts, But So Do Results
By: Cal Thomas – washingtontimes.com – January 3, 2018 I do not make it a practice to comment on the work of fellow columnists, though occasionally some care to comment on mine, which is fine. I’m happy to help them make a living. An exception will be made here because of The New York Times “conservative” columnist, Bret Stephens. In...
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January 4th, 2018
Tumult in Tehran
By: Staff Writer – ouramericanvalues.org – Jan 2, 2018 The Islamic Republic of Iran has been rocked the past week by protests across the country. It is hard to get solid information on exactly what is taking place there. Demonstrations have erupted in at least 40 cities. As many as 20 have been killed and 450 have been arrested. What...
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January 4th, 2018
Fake News
By: William M. Briggs – stream.org – January 3, 2018 You know it when you see it, but good luck defining fake news. That’s why there will always be disagreements between what is “fake news” and what isn’t. On the last day of bad old last year, Lake Superior State University released its 43rd annual List of Words Banished from...
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January 3rd, 2018
What should the US do relative to North Korea?
By: Daniella Diaz – cnn.com – January 1, 2018 US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley issued a stern warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying the US “will never accept a nuclear North Korea.” “As we hear reports that North Korea might be preparing for another missile test — I hope that does not happen, but if it...
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January 3rd, 2018
Is Identity politics the problem?
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....
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January 3rd, 2018
Trump supporters read more fake news?
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...
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January 2nd, 2018
Anita Hill – Sexual Misconduct
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,...
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January 2nd, 2018
History of Fake News
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...
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January 2nd, 2018
Trump vs. Obama on Iran
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...
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