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Some sources may require subscription.
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from Asia Times Online
The Constitutional Court must now decide whether to uphold the motion, a process that could take up to 180 days
The unthinkable may be on the horizon for this most ubiquitous of tropical crops. Enjoy your coconut water while it lasts. Coconuts are in danger of extinction thanks to lethal yellowing disease.
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from BBC News (UK)
A pilot who took what Winston Churchill called "the pictures that sank the Bismarck" is being commemorated. Michael Suckling located the battleship, which was the pride of Nazi Germany's navy and a threat to allied shipping during World War Two.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
Trump: ‘My Administration Will Follow 2 Simple Rules: Buy American and Hire American’
Alarmist Al Gore Gets Celebrity, Media Help for #24HoursofReality Push
Government (CDC) Makes Rare Admission: Virginity Is Good for You
Union Threatening Student With Legal Action For Recording Professor's Anti-Trump Rant
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from Daily Star (UK)
Fukushima nuclear plant RADIOACTIVE FISH found on west coast of US
RADIOACTIVE fish found off the United States has raised fears the country's food chain is polluted – and the Fukushima nuclear disaster is being blamed.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]
How to Get Progressive Students to Understand the Minimum Wage
Historically, both proponents and opponents of the minimum wage agreed on the effects - that binding price controls would cause job losses and unemployment. There was no disagreement. The only difference of opinion was whether this was socially desirable or not.
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from First Things
We invite readers’ attention to The Misuse of Amoris Laetitia To Support Errors against the Catholic Faith, a letter we have addressed “to the Supreme Pontiff Francis, to all bishops in communion with him, and to the rest of the Christian faithful.” The letter was dispatched for delivery to Pope Francis on November 21. In this letter we request Pope Francis to condemn eight positions against the Catholic faith that are being supported, or likely will be, by the misuse of his Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia. We ask all bishops to join in this request and to issue their own condemnations of the erroneous positions we identify, while reaffirming the Catholic teachings these positions contradict.
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from The Guardian (UK)
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
'Lost' Austrian film predicting rise of nazism restored and relaunched
City Without Jews premiered in Vienna in 1924. Now the original version, lost for 90 years, has been saved from decay
'Lost' Austrian film predicting rise of nazism restored and relaunched
City Without Jews premiered in Vienna in 1924. Now the original version, lost for 90 years, has been saved from decay
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from The Heritage Foundation
How Trump Can Curb the Power of Unelected Regulators
The incoming Trump administration has the opportunity to restore checks and balances on administrative agencies and appoint federal officials with integrity who will protect the rights of all Americans—not just their preferred special interests.
Did Obamacare Really Insure 20 Million?
One of the most frequently heard claims from the Obama administration is that Obamacare is responsible for insuring 20 million adults who were previously uninsured. But Heritage Foundation research shows the administration’s figure is off by a few million.
Why America Is an Exceptional Nation
Each one of the founders, including those of decidedly unconventional religious faith, believed profoundly that divine providence directed their revolution. If we accord the founders so much insight and wisdom that we explain the nation’s rise with reference to their abilities, then why should we reject their unanimous conclusion that a higher power steered their affairs?
5 Things Americans Should Know About the Renewable Fuel Standard
The Renewable Fuel Standard has distorted the market for years, even affecting food prices. The mandate requires the use of biofuels, which are primarily made from corn and soybean products, though some are also derived from advanced biofuels from non-food sources.
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from LifeZette (& PoliZette)
Trump: ‘Safety and Security’ of Americans Comes First
President-elect Donald Trump promised to clean up corruption in Washington, D.C., and to implement extreme vetting of refugees as he spoke to a large crowd in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday night.
Globalist Backlash: Dutch Populist Leader Found Guilty of ‘Hate Speech’
Geert Wilders convicted for questioning the scale of Moroccan immigration
School Nixes ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’
Traditional message of peace and hope must go — so much for diversity in education
Harry Reid Leaves Behind ‘Destructive’ Legacy
Departing Senate minority leader remembered for hyper-partisanship, gridlock, and nastiness
Carrier Deal Mirrors Reagan’s Pragmatic Conservatism
Trump demonstrates an understanding that opportunity is created in the absence of bureaucracy
Trump: ‘We Have Exposed the Credibility of the Press’
President-elect storms Louisiana to stump for GOP senate candidate locked in heated runoff
Orthodox Jewish Converts Subject to New Guidelines
Donald Trump's daughter, others, will have streamlined process for religious recognition
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from The Living Church
‘LET THE LITURGY BE’
As a church we have prized our liturgy as an end in itself. We have not understood that there is a movement from the ontological Trinity, to the cross, to our participation in prayer, to proclamation and discipleship and service. Another answer is that we spend inordinate time trying to make our liturgy “work”: too much time on prayer book revision and supplementation, too much time on trying to make the weekly service relevant and meaningful. Perhaps we should spend time doing other things like seeking and teaching and catechizing and discipling, and let the liturgy be.
TO BLAZE HIS NAME ABROAD
John Milton used the phrase to blaze his Name abroad in his paraphrase, “Psalm 136,” one of his earliest dated poems (1624).
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]McDonald's historically reintroduces the McRib whenever pork prices fall below 65ish cents per pound. All entrepreneurs are constantly weighing costs against anticipated revenues. Once the present value of anticipated revenues exceed the costs of production, the project gets a green light, whether it's a McRib or a new iPhone or a lawn mowing service or anything.
Three Cheers for the Articles of Confederation
Under the Articles, we defeated the greatest empire in the world, we maintained stability (and unity) at home, and we passed the greatest law ever passed in a republic, the Old Northwest Ordinance, with its pro-Indian, anti-slavery, pro-Common Law, and anti-imperial provisions. Not bad for a brand-new republic. Indeed, not bad for any government, anywhere or anytime.
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from The Seattle Times
President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence officials to conduct a broad review of election-season cyberattacks, including the email hacks that rattled the presidential campaign and raised fresh concerns about Russia’s meddling in U.S. elections, the White House said Friday.
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from The Spokesman-Review
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from Sputnik
(Russian government-supported propaganda channel)
Nation states only appeared in the late 18th century. In this program, Professor John Breuilly from the London School of Economics explains why they formed, and the hierarchy between ex-imperial and ex-colonial states. Professor Breuilly also debunks the 'Myth of Westphalia.'
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from Washington Examiner
Consumer confidence surges on promise of Trump policies
Consumer confidence surged in early December thanks to expectations that President-elect Trump's policies will boost the economy, according to a preliminary release of the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index Friday. The index rose to just below the post-crisis high reached in 2015, which in turn was the highest since 2004, well before the financial crisis. The improvement "was largely due to consumers' initial reactions to Trump's surprise victory," said Richard Curtin, the chief economist for the survey.
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from The Washington Post
Secret CIA assessment says Russia was trying to help Trump win White House
The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter.
A big change to U.S. broadcasting is coming — and it’s one Putin might admire
FOR YEARS, members of Congress have fumed about what they regard as ineffective U.S. public diplomacy, including the failure of broadcasting operations such as the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to match the reach and apparent influence of networks such as Russia’s RT and Qatar’s al Jazeera.
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