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Mar 14 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Waging War against the Dead
Destroying history will not make you feel good about the present.
The 21st century is in danger of becoming an era of statue smashing and historical erasure. Not since the iconoclasts of the Byzantine Empire or the epidemic of statue destruction during the French Revolution has the world seen anything like the current war on the past.
In 2001, the primeval Taliban blew up two
Victor Hanson
Oct 26 2020
Opinion
Elections Can't Cure a Sick Political Culture
With November 2020 looming, Americans look forward to the end of a seemingly permanent election campaign and perhaps some reduction in the raging fever of national tensions that ail the country. Dream on. Even if we have a clear winner on election night, the selection of next year's lucky White House resident seems bound to leave people more enraged than ever. Elections are no longer about
Reason
Jun 15 2020
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of LGBT Workers
A divided Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gays and lesbians from discrimination in employment.
Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch and Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court's four liberals, interpreting Title VII to cover bias on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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USA TODAY
Jun 17 2019
News
Inside Trump's plan to battle the 15 investigations facing him
Unlike most other candidates who face allegations of wrongdoing, he hopes to use them as part of a strategy that he hopes will help win him re-election.
President Donald Trump is facing a hurdle no other president has — an unprecedented onslaught of investigations into almost every recent organization he has led.
In California, investigators are examining some of the more than $
Politico
Feb 04 2017
News
UC Berkeley riot raises questions about free speech
Violence puts spotlight on school’s decision to cancel speech by Trump supporter. UC Berkeley has been long heralded as the birthplace of the country’s free speech movement. But after violent protests this week forced the school to cancel the scheduled appearance of alt-right icon Milo Yiannopoulos, some are wondering if Berkeley is where free speech is hitting a roadblock.
After the
San Jose Mercury News
Mar 26 2015
News
Saudi Jets Strike Yemen in Bid to Halt Houthis
Saudi Arabian jets pounded Yemeni targets early Thursday in a drive to stop the Houthi advance through the country, and the Saudi news media declared that the first night of the offensive had fully disabled the Houthi-aligned Yemeni Air Force.
Iran, Saudi Arabia’s regional rival and the Houthis’ main ally, denounced the assault as an American-backed attempt “to foment civil war in Yemen
New York Times (News)
May 15 2019
Headline Roundup
Baytown,Texas: Officer Kills Woman After Screaming She Was Pregnant
Baytown Police officer killed a woman after a struggle ensued, Monday night. The person shot was a 44 year-old black grandmother, Pamela Turner, who was well known to the community as being schizophrenic. She was being arrested for having outstanding warrants; a struggle started after Turner allegedly used the officer's taser against him, according to Baytown Police Lt. Steve Dorris. Though
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The Hill
Dec 10 2012
News
Same-Sex Issue Pushes Justices Into Overdrive
Life moves fast these days, and so does the law.
In the civil rights era, the Supreme Court waited decades to weigh in on interracial marriage. On Friday, by contrast, the court did not hesitate to jump into the middle of one of the most important social controversies of the day, agreeing to hear two cases on same-sex marriage.
By taking both, the court gave itself the chance to
New York Times (News)
Jul 28 2015
Perspectives Blog
Should We Occupy Wall St. or Washington
Do America’s problems stem from big government or big business?
Nearly all of us can agree that things are awry in America. Yet defining what’s gone wrong has resulted in finger-pointing and a clash of ideologies.
One point of view comes from Occupy Wall Street. This Liberal-leaning group rallies against the unethical practices of the financial industry, and objects to corporate
Beth Ballentine
Nov 22 2015
News
Entering the U.S. as refugees would be the hardest way for would-be terrorists
Even before the debris from the Paris terrorist attacks was swept away, politicians began sounding the alarm that Syrian refugees could be a national security threat to the United States. The issue has dominated the U.S. political conversation during the week since gunmen and suicide bombers terrorized Paris on a Friday night.
All Republican presidential candidates called on President
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