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Abortion: The political gift that keeps on giving
The anti-abortion crowd keeps giving up U.S. elections over a matter that can’t realistically be legislated their way.
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Our Neo-Stalinists versus Their Neo-Stalinists
Assange is no saint. But Wikileaks did reveal something about our Neo-Stalinist nightmare.
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The Interview - Putin sings “Can’t we all just get along?”
Two things I wish Tucker could have explored in The Interview
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Death-by-Expert – a Cross-country Study
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The Fiction of ‘Sudden Adult Death Syndrome’ – A Graphical Essay
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The Revenge of the Nerds: Critical Theory
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Homicides in Chicago - 2018 through July 2022
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Slammin’ the JAMA -- Studied Mis-use of COVID Data
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The Dream of Nuclear-free, Net-Zero Nirvana
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Israel: Lebanon Interrupted
Israel could have turned into South Central Lebanon.
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Got Back Pain?
Clues from my personal, two-year study about how to manage and resolve back pain.
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Thanksgiving Interrupted -- Gaza Edition
The fighting in Gaza reveals that many elites in the West believe not in E Pluribus Unum ("Out of Many, One") but in "Out of Two, Two," ever locked in…
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A Tale of Three Thanksgivings in Two Acts
The 17th century experience with Puritanical excess helped America make the jump from a tribalistic identity politics to an actually "inclusive…
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Power, Brutality and Universal Values
Power does appear to lead the list of universal values. But, worse, people can be conditioned to value brutality.
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It’s Halftime in Israel
Is Hamas sacrificing the denizens of Gaza as a way of forestalling a durable peace between Israel and Gulf states?
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Russell Brand: Beautiful Beast
“She’s a beast!” This was high praise, friends, for Destinee Hooker. With a name like that, Ms. Hooker sounds more like a stripper than a beast, but Ms…
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