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21 Mar. 2017

The Most Dangerous Addiction of Them All: Entitlements

All addictions — whether to drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex or cigarettes — are very hard to escape. There is one addiction, however, that may be more difficult than any other to escape, in part because it is not even regarded as an addiction. It is entitlements addiction, the addiction to getting something for nothing. One

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2 Mar. 2018

Germany says ‘acute threat’ of hack averted after detection

BERLIN (AP) — A German security official says the immediate threat posed by a cyberattack on the government’s secure computer network was averted soon after it was detected.Following a report by news agency dpa on Wednesday, the government ackno

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2 Mar. 2018

Egypt arrests mother cited in BBC report; lawyer disappears

CAIRO (AP) — A mother who in a BBC report that angered Egyptian authorities accused the police of torturing her daughter and being behind her disappearance has been arrested.Also, a human rights lawyer who reported the woman’s arrest has gone mi

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2 Mar. 2018

Polish lawmaker: due reparations from Germany could stand at $850 billion

By Marcin Goettig WARSAW (Reuters) – Warsaw has the right to demand reparations from Germany potentially worth $850 billion for destroyed property and people killed during World War Two, the politician in charge of reparations said on Friday.

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18 Apr. 2017

Two Weeks of Great Clarity

If you prize clarity, then these past weeks were some of the best in memory. 1. When America leads, the world is better. For the first time in eight years, the allies of America and the world’s decent people celebrated America’s return to leadership. Just about all of them understand that if the United States

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16 May. 2017

Feminism and Intelligence

The number of foolish statements made by men and women who consider themselves feminists is essentially equal to the number of people who strongly identify as feminists. I write “strongly identify” because if asked, “Are you a feminist?” most women will say yes. They will do so for two reasons. One is that there is

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14 Mar. 2017

Some on the Left Now Criticize the Students They Created

In the last few weeks, there has been a spate of columns by writers on the left condemning the left-wing college students who riot, take over university buildings and shout down speakers with whom they differ. These condemnations, coming about 50 years too late, should not be taken seriously. Take New York Times columnist Frank

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7 Feb. 2017

Audi: The Car for the Unhappy Woman

In the Audi Super Bowl ad, a male voice in grave tones says: “What do I tell my daughter? “Do I tell that her grandpa is worth more than her grandma? “That her dad is worth more than her mom? “Do I tell her that despite her education, her drive, her skills, her intelligence, she

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7 Oct. 2019

FACT CHECK: Did George Bernard Shaw Say A Quote Comparing Apples To Ideas?

‘Each of us will have two ideas’

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8 Oct. 2019

Conservative Leader Calls Trudeau A ‘Fraud’ And ‘Phony’ In Election Debate

‘He’s very good at pretending things;’

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2 Mar. 2018

Britain to protect Hungarians’ rights in UK after Brexit-formin

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Britain will remain committed to the security and defense of Central Europe after Brexit, and will protect the rights of Hungarians working in the United Kingdom, Foreign Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. After meeti

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2 May. 2017

Will the Second Civil War Turn Violent?

In a recent column, I made the case that Americans are fighting the Second Civil War. The deep chasm that has opened up between the left — not liberals, the left — and the rest of the country is so wide and so unbridgeable that there is no other way to describe what is happening.

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