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MAGA: A Government Of The Children, By The Children, For The Children
In early 2024, a mommy blogger went viral for having an emotional breakdown on social media.
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The Delightful Domestication Of The Human Mind
Every time I see one of those yappy little handbag dogs, I think about how they used to be wolves.
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What Two Years Of Writing About Israel/Palestine Taught Me About Empathy
In his novel, The Secret of Father Brown, G. K. Chesterton tells the story of a priest who also happens to be a world-class detective. A visiting…
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The Cynical Genius of Trump's Endless Lies
March 3rd, 2016. Then-newly-elected president, Donald Trump, releases a statement laying out his position on H1B visas:
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Charlie Kirk And The N*ggerfication Of Politics
On February 4th, 2019, for reasons I may never understand, Liam Neeson told a story that he should have kept to himself.
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Judaism: The Real Human Shield Of The Israel/Palestine Conflict
August 13th, 2025. British author and journalist Stephen Pollard shares his reaction to a banner displayed shortly before a UEFA Super Cup game. The…
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Racism's Unexpectedly Horny Last Gasp
August 18th, 2025. Alycia McKeown, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed nutritionist from Ottawa, posts a perfectly ordinary picture of herself, her husband and…
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Let Me Try To Break This To You Gently. I Think You Might Be A Centrist
In 2019, in his book, How To Be An Antiracist, Ibram X Kendi shared one of the stupidest ideas ever committed to the page:
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The Uncomfortable Realities of Sydney Sweeney’s Good Genes
A couple of months ago, when I could have been frolicking with a puppy or enjoying a sunset or watching Columbo reruns, I was on Twitter getting mad…
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Why Moral Arguments Don't Work On Israel's Supporters
In 1989, during his graduate program at the University of Philadelphia, a psychologist named Jonathan Haidt decided to test a theory about moral…
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You're Not A Very Good Person, In My Opinion
On July 21st, 2024, the day President Biden announced he wouldn't seek reelection, a political commentator named Owen Jones delivered an unconventional…
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How The Republicans Became The Party Of The Working Class
In January 1933, in the pages of a little-known sci-fi magazine, a little-known writer/artist duo named Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster published a…
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