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from The Charlotte Observer
UNC law faculty: Confederate Silent Sam statue ‘sends a message of white supremacy’
The call to immediately remove the Silent Sam statue from the UNC Chapel Hill campus grew stronger this week when law school faculty added their voices in a statement. The statue of an armed Confederate soldier “sends a message of white supremacy that the university should refuse to endorse,” read Thursday’s statement signed by 34 UNC School of Law professors.
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from CNSNews.com (& MRC & NewsBusters)
RIGHT BIAS
Media Defended, Praised Wikileaks Before They Began Trying to Link It to Trump
After The Daily Beast reported that the head of a data analytics firm that worked for the Trump campaign had approached Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange, liberal media pounced on the opportunity to condemn the connection. But, media haven’t always been so critical of Assange and Wikileaks.
Media Defended, Praised Wikileaks Before They Began Trying to Link It to Trump
After The Daily Beast reported that the head of a data analytics firm that worked for the Trump campaign had approached Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange, liberal media pounced on the opportunity to condemn the connection. But, media haven’t always been so critical of Assange and Wikileaks.
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from Daily Mail (UK)
Vicar bans Onward Christian Soldiers hymn from Remembrance Sunday service in case it offends non-Christians
A vicar has banned the rousing Onward Christian Soldiers hymn from a Remembrance Sunday service 'in case it offends non-Christians'. Furious members of a Royal British Legion club are now planning to boycott the service at St Peter's Church in Oadby, Leicestershire after the Reverend Steve Bailey banned the hymn.
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from FEE (Foundation for Economic Education)
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, non-profit organization
If American Healthcare Kills, European Healthcare Kills More
The justification for moving to a socialized healthcare system like those in Europe is preventable deaths, but the numbers don't bear that out.
The Worlds Poorest People Are Getting Richer Faster than Anyone Else
Last Tuesday marked the 25th anniversary of the United Nations’ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The date intentionally coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Call to Action, which saw the French anti-poverty campaigner Father Joseph Wresinski ask the international community, in front of 100,000 Parisians, to “strive to eradicate extreme poverty”. In 1820, 94% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. In 1990, 34.8%, and in 2015, just 9.6%.
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from The Heritage Foundation
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, think tank in Washington, D.C
What Trump and Congressional Republicans could Learn from College Football
In Washington, optimism is often scorned and dismissed. Too often, politicians lower expectations to make them easier to meet. The optimism and anticipation of fans this time of year is palpable. Let’s imagine what it would be like if our political leaders went undefeated this fall. Like college football fans everywhere, let’s raise our expectations, and cheer our hearts out for our leaders to meet them.
Why Trump Should Keep NAFTA’s Investment Protection Provisions
President Trump’s trade representative, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, called for a five-year "sunset" provision to be included in NAFTA. The Heritage Foundation has called for the shutdown of a costly corporation to the American taxpayer called the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. As for investor-state dispute settlement, it protects Americans by enshrining the principles of rule of law in each investor dispute.
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George Washington’s Virginia church taking down his memorial
A church attended by George Washington will take down a memorial to the nation's first president, a move church leaders say is intended to make the place of worship more welcoming. The Washington Times reported Friday that Christ Church in Alexandria, Va., will remove memorials of Washington and former Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which stand on either side of the church's altar. “The plaques in our sanctuary make some in our presence feel unsafe or unwelcome," church leaders said. "Some visitors and guests who worship with us choose not to return because they receive an unintended message from the prominent presence of the plaques.”
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What Trump and Congressional Republicans could Learn from College Football
In Washington, optimism is often scorned and dismissed. Too often, politicians lower expectations to make them easier to meet. The optimism and anticipation of fans this time of year is palpable. Let’s imagine what it would be like if our political leaders went undefeated this fall. Like college football fans everywhere, let’s raise our expectations, and cheer our hearts out for our leaders to meet them.
Why Trump Should Keep NAFTA’s Investment Protection Provisions
President Trump’s trade representative, Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, called for a five-year "sunset" provision to be included in NAFTA. The Heritage Foundation has called for the shutdown of a costly corporation to the American taxpayer called the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. As for investor-state dispute settlement, it protects Americans by enshrining the principles of rule of law in each investor dispute.
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from The Hill
LEAST BIASED, MOSTLY FACTUAL, News & Media Website in Washington, D.C.George Washington’s Virginia church taking down his memorial
A church attended by George Washington will take down a memorial to the nation's first president, a move church leaders say is intended to make the place of worship more welcoming. The Washington Times reported Friday that Christ Church in Alexandria, Va., will remove memorials of Washington and former Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which stand on either side of the church's altar. “The plaques in our sanctuary make some in our presence feel unsafe or unwelcome," church leaders said. "Some visitors and guests who worship with us choose not to return because they receive an unintended message from the prominent presence of the plaques.”
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from HumanProgress.org
Education Website
Why Won't the UN Say What Really Reduces Poverty?
In 2011, just under half of Tanzanians lived in extreme poverty. That figure was 86 per cent in 2000. The real cause of that reduction is pretty straightforward: economic freedom. Tanzania has gradually dismantled the socialist or “ujamaa” economic policies enacted by the dictator Julius Nyerere, since he stepped down in 1985. Nyerere was widely praised by leftist intellectuals in developed countries for his sincere belief in socialism, relatively low level of corruption, and not intentionally slaughtering his own people like so many other dictators. But Nyerere instituted policies that, according to Dr. John Shao, resulted in intense food shortages, a collapse of agricultural and industrial production, deteriorating transportation infrastructure, economic crisis and “general distress of the population” by the 1980s. Nyerere also banned opposing political parties to consolidate his authority and prevent debate about his ruinous policies. Post-Nyerere, Tanzania managed to speed up its economic growth rate by removing price controls, liberalizing trade, and freeing its people to engage in private enterprise. The UN’s attribution of progress to government programs, and its insistence on the importance of foreign aid to development, is as worrying as it is unsurprising.
Why Won't the UN Say What Really Reduces Poverty?
In 2011, just under half of Tanzanians lived in extreme poverty. That figure was 86 per cent in 2000. The real cause of that reduction is pretty straightforward: economic freedom. Tanzania has gradually dismantled the socialist or “ujamaa” economic policies enacted by the dictator Julius Nyerere, since he stepped down in 1985. Nyerere was widely praised by leftist intellectuals in developed countries for his sincere belief in socialism, relatively low level of corruption, and not intentionally slaughtering his own people like so many other dictators. But Nyerere instituted policies that, according to Dr. John Shao, resulted in intense food shortages, a collapse of agricultural and industrial production, deteriorating transportation infrastructure, economic crisis and “general distress of the population” by the 1980s. Nyerere also banned opposing political parties to consolidate his authority and prevent debate about his ruinous policies. Post-Nyerere, Tanzania managed to speed up its economic growth rate by removing price controls, liberalizing trade, and freeing its people to engage in private enterprise. The UN’s attribution of progress to government programs, and its insistence on the importance of foreign aid to development, is as worrying as it is unsurprising.
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from KING 5 (NBC)
Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Seattle, Washington
Video shows illegal dumping of toxic liquids at Hanford
Workers at the Hanford Site violated multiple state laws and regulations in August when they dumped thousands of gallons of contaminated water straight into the soil. Videos and internal records obtained by the KING 5 Investigators document three separate incidents where liquid was dumped from large metal boxes that were marked as containing radioactive materials.
Video shows illegal dumping of toxic liquids at Hanford
Workers at the Hanford Site violated multiple state laws and regulations in August when they dumped thousands of gallons of contaminated water straight into the soil. Videos and internal records obtained by the KING 5 Investigators document three separate incidents where liquid was dumped from large metal boxes that were marked as containing radioactive materials.
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from LifeSiteNews.com
Nonprofit Organization
Trump admin will directly help Christians in the Middle East rather than use ‘ineffective’ UN programs
Vice President Pence announced Wednesday that the U.S. will provide relief to persecuted Christians in the Middle East directly through USAID rather than “ineffective” United Nations programs.
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Nonprofit Organization
Trump admin will directly help Christians in the Middle East rather than use ‘ineffective’ UN programs
Vice President Pence announced Wednesday that the U.S. will provide relief to persecuted Christians in the Middle East directly through USAID rather than “ineffective” United Nations programs.
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]The Washington Post and “60 Minutes” have just peeled back another sordid layer in the War on Drug by exposing Big Pharma’s role in expanding the Opiod Crisis that has resulted in more than 30,000 deaths per year. Opiate medicines have been a Godsend to humanity, but it comes also with scourge of addiction, dependence, and overdose deaths. The Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914 made the situation worse thanks to the meddling of federal bureaucrats who turned regulation and oversight into prohibition.
Switzerland employs an insurance and voucher based healthcare system that is primarily private, and highly effective.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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from The Washington Times
Washington, Lee plaques to be removed from Va. church sanctuary
An historic Episcopal parish where George Washington frequently worshiped has decided to remove a memorial plaque honoring the nation’s first president, saying the decision was out of a desire to provide a “welcoming” worship space for all visitors. The church will also remove a similar memorial plague honoring Robert E. Lee, the commander of Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. The vestry of Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia, announced its unanimous decision in an Oct. 26 letter, The Republican Standard website reported Thursday. The letter suggests that while initially the concern was over honoring the Confederate military leader, Washington’s slave ownership was a factor in the decision to remove his plaque as well.
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