Thursday, December 21, 2017

In the news, Thursday, November 30, 2017


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from The Federalist
RIGHT BIAS, HIGH, online magazine

Why Alabamians Should Vote For Roy Moore
I am going to argue for the very unpopular, even shocking, view that, even if Roy Moore did what he is accused of doing, Alabamans are within their rights to vote for him, and they shouldn’t let Democrats and Never Trumpers shame them into not voting. Here is one thing we know and should admit from the start: in his early thirties, Moore had a penchant for dating teenagers. Apparently, this was not an uncommon occurrence during this time. In fact, this practice has a long history and is not without some merit if one wants to raise a large family. To have a large family, the wife must start having kids when she is young. The husband needs to be well-established and able to support the family, in which case he will typically need to marry when older.

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from The Guardian (UK)
LEFT-CENTER BIAS, HIGH, daily newspaper

Long before Harry Potter, The Box of Delights remade children’s fantasy
Written in 1935, John Masefield’s classic blended ancient magic with modern adventure and set a template for the work of JK Rowling and many others

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from The Heritage Foundation
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, think tank in Washington, D.C

Supreme Court Asks New Questions About Privacy and Phone Tracking Technology
The Supreme Court held oral argument in Carpenter v. United States on Wednesday, a significant case involving the Fourth Amendment and technology. Carpenter invites the Supreme Court to consider whether its case law on the Fourth Amendment offers adequate protection from government surveillance. The justices explanation will potentially affect how law enforcement, cellular service providers, and cell users all look at the cellphone.

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from MyNorthwest.com
Media/News Company in Seattle, Washington

At what point will the harassment pendulum swing too far?
Former “Today” show host Matt Lauer is the latest media icon to fall from accusations of sexual harassment. But it raises a question: At what point will the pendulum swing too far? An op-ed piece by Bari Weiss, a female columnist for The New York Times, details the fears of the men she knows who are now scouring their memories for anything they may have done in the past. Many are asking that if they were wrongly accused, would anyone believe them?

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from National Review
RIGHT BIAS

It’s Getting Worse Every Day
Lauer. Franken. Conyers. Wenstein. Keillor. Anybody think another Clinton presidency would have allowed swamps all over America to be drained of this "cavalcade of creeps?" A little disruption will do as a replacement for revolution. This cultural change will hurt Democrats more because the party’s grassroots faithful see their leaders as defenders against women in the allegedly GOP-driven “war on women,” and when Democratic powerful, entitled men exhibit the same unacceptable behavior, lame excuses, and counter-accusations as every other powerful, entitled man, those grassroots will be appalled and outraged.

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from RedState
News & Media Website

Have We Been Lied To About The Kate Steinle Case?
The illegal immigrant who killed Kate Steinle in 2015 was found not guilty of her murder by a San Francisco jury today. Outrageous, right? The trouble with a politically-charged case like this is that there are many who seek to benefit from twisting, if not outright lying, about what really happened. And the facts here are far more complicated than any campaign slogans would lead you to believe.

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from Washington Examiner

Racist student op-ed pulled after condemnation from university president
A shockingly racist op-ed in the Texas State University student newspaper was pulled after widespread criticism, including condemnation from the university president. The editorial titled “Your DNA is an Abomination” told whites “I hate you because you shouldn’t exist.” Rudy Martinez, the student author, opined that he had only met roughly a dozen “decent” white people in his lifetime.

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from The Washington Post
Newspaper in Washington, D.C.

I’m a Depression historian. The GOP tax bill is straight out of 1929.
Historian Robert S. McElvaine teaches at Millsaps College. He is the author of "The Great Depression: America, 1929-1941" and currently at work on a novel.

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