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Dangerous Visions and New Worlds
My parents were American and I was brought up on science fiction. My 1970 birth meant that the stories I read were filled with time-travelling […]
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Brickbat: It Was Him or Me
Officer Matthew Cavinder, a St. Petersburg officer, was fired after he repeatedly Tasered a disabled man aged 64. Cavinder was responding to a call regarding […]
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The CDC’s New Pain Treatment Advice Aims To Correct the Damage Done by the 2016 Version
Eight times, “patient abandonment”, is mentioned in the revised and expanded pain management guidelines released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They […]
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Biden’s Immigration Agency Removes ‘Lawful Immigration,’ ‘Protecting Americans’ From Mission Statement
The Biden administration has removed the words “lawful immigration” and “protecting Americans” from the official mission statement for the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services […]
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The Heritage Foundation Wants To Break the Internet
Kara Frederick from the conservative Heritage Foundation published a report called “Combating Big Tech’s totalitarianism” this week. Frederick, who refers to companies like Facebook, Twitter […]
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When ‘Pro-Worker’ Policies Hurt Workers
Pushing back on recent pro-worker populism on the right, the American Enterprise Institute’s Michael Strain writes that “workers need a growth-and-participation agenda.” It is important […]
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New York Times: Election, Not Science, Driving Democrat Mandate Reversals
Blue state Democrats are starting to recognize the signs of the times when it comes to COVID restrictions. They are beginning to realize that the […]
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Florida’s LGBT School Censorship Bill Is a Lawsuit Factory That Overrules Many Parents
In the 1980s and 1990s when I was in Florida’s closeted high school, gay discussions were a common topic in class. Gay discussions Men, anyway. […]
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N.Y. Appellate Court Stays, Pending Appeal, Injunction Against N.Y. Times in Project Veritas Case
Yesterday’s orders in Project Veritas v. N.Y. Times Co.: ORDERED to have the branch of appellants [New York Times’] motion which is to stay enforcement […]
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Inflation Surges To 7.5 Percent Compared To A Year Ago – Highest Rate Since 1982
According to Labor Department data, January’s Consumer Price Index rose by 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted base. That is a 7.5 percent increase in inflation […]