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Norwegian paint the root cause of racism or something
The Nordic countries are white.Read More
Seattle socialist faces new challenge from sustainable pot farmer
Seattle's socialist city councilmember Kshama Sawant has arguably been a disaster for the city. In 2020 she was the councilmember who pushed for a 50% cut to the police budget. She wound up being the only person who…
America doesn’t do well in helping people peacefully pass on
Before beginning, I wanted to make it perfectly clear that this is not an article about physician-assisted suicide, medical aid in dying, or any of those admittedly controversial topics. The subject here is the type of care…
Afghan women turn to online learning after Taliban ban on college education
Afghan women are choosing to go online to get their education. The Taliban is cracking down on women’s rights, including banning female students from going to a university. Where there is a will, though, there is a way.Read…
San Francisco’s reparations panel recommends $5 million for every eligible black resident
San Francisco's board of supervisors created the African American Reparations Advisory Committee (AARAC) back in December 2020. The committee is putting forth a draft proposal of recommendations which includes financial…
Cozy Davos luncheon crowd includes Manchin, Sinema and…Coons?
That last name is a puzzler, let me tell you. He surely wasn't invited for his intellectual heft. But he is gullible enough to eat the bugs if someone told him to.Read More
Taxation is theft, and I can prove it
Libertarians like to repeat the mantra that "taxation is theft." In my mind, this is a bit of hyperbole, although it does serve the purpose of reminding people that government achieves its goals through coercion.Read More
Congressman Burchett wants the UFO coverup “shenanigans” to end
Republican Congressman Tim Burchett of Tennessee has been one of the more active members in the House in terms of pushing for the establishment of the Pentagon's new UFO (or "UAP") investigative office. He has…
That time a Christian business donated a pizza party to a police department and public outcry ensued
No good deed goes unpunished. That must be what Patriot Mobile cellphone company, a company owned by conservative Christians, is thinking today. The company donated a pizza party to the Grapevine (TX) Police Department and…
German police clear out environmental protesters including Greta Thunberg
Lützerath, Germany was a small town located about 50 miles west of Frankfurt. It has been empty of residents for some time after government ministers reached an agreement that would allow an open pit coal mine to expand in…