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from Anglican Journal
News & Media Website in Toronto, OntarioWashington National Cathedral prepares to help family, nation honour McCain
Washington National Cathedral may be the site of state funerals and national memorial services and celebrations, but it is also a worshipping community whose members come to the cavernous building on the highest hill in Washington, D.C., to mark the significant moments of their lives. And that is why on September 1, the morning’s funeral for Sen. John McCain will be followed that afternoon by a wedding. More than 150 volunteers will join the cathedral's 80-plus employees in preparing for the funeral, expected to be the largest held in the cathedral since the funeral of former President Gerald R. Ford in 2007.
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from Competitive Enterprise Institute
RIGHT-CENTER BIAS
Late last night, the White House cut a deal with Senate Democrats to renominate Mark Pearce to the National Labor Relations Board, according to Law 360. As Bloomberg BNA reported earlier in the week, the deal “would give Pearce a third term in exchange for Democrats agreeing to waive waiting periods and confirm certain pending nominations.” Mark Pearce has been a member of the NLRB for eight years and was chairman during the Obama administration. During this time, Pearce displayed blatant pro-union bias when issuing decisions and developing labor policy.
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from The Daily Caller
RIGHT BIAS
BROWN UNIVERSITY CAVES UNDER ACTIVIST OUTRAGE AFTER PUBLISHING RESEARCH SUGGESTING BEING TRANSGENDER IS A RESULT OF ‘PEER CONTAGION’
Brown University removed a news story it had published about research suggesting that young people’s decisions to transition from one sex to another is influenced by their peers and social media after angering the transgender community. The university published an article about behavioral and social sciences professor Lisa Littman’s research, “Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults,” revealing that students and young people considering transitioning might be affected by their peers, The Telegraph reported Tuesday.
BROWN UNIVERSITY CAVES UNDER ACTIVIST OUTRAGE AFTER PUBLISHING RESEARCH SUGGESTING BEING TRANSGENDER IS A RESULT OF ‘PEER CONTAGION’
Brown University removed a news story it had published about research suggesting that young people’s decisions to transition from one sex to another is influenced by their peers and social media after angering the transgender community. The university published an article about behavioral and social sciences professor Lisa Littman’s research, “Rapid-onset gender dysphoria in adolescents and young adults,” revealing that students and young people considering transitioning might be affected by their peers, The Telegraph reported Tuesday.
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from The Heritage Foundation
RIGHT BIAS, MIXED, think tank in Washington, D.C
Agricultural Trade with China: What’s at Stake for American Farmers, Ranchers, and Families
There is much at stake for agricultural producers and American families as a result of the current trade dispute with China. China is both a leading agricultural export market and leading source of agricultural imports for the United States. It is also a critical market, as farmers and ranchers look to increase their exports in the future. Instead of imposing self-defeating tariffs, the United States should be looking to tear down barriers. By applying the principles outlined in this Backgrounder, agricultural trade between China and the United States will continue to flourish.
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Agricultural Trade with China: What’s at Stake for American Farmers, Ranchers, and Families
There is much at stake for agricultural producers and American families as a result of the current trade dispute with China. China is both a leading agricultural export market and leading source of agricultural imports for the United States. It is also a critical market, as farmers and ranchers look to increase their exports in the future. Instead of imposing self-defeating tariffs, the United States should be looking to tear down barriers. By applying the principles outlined in this Backgrounder, agricultural trade between China and the United States will continue to flourish.
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from Intellectual Takeout
Nonprofit Organization in Bloomington, Minnesota
Antifa & Neo-Nazi Propaganda: Are you susceptible?
It’s worth digging into the psychology of people attracted to totalitarian ideology, though we might not like what we find. Do you believe that anyone who disagrees with your beliefs is the enemy? Would you ever don the white “glory suit” of the KKK or the balaclava and black hoody of Antifa? Can you fill yourself with such rage that you would attack a stranger to advance your beliefs? Clearly, there are people on the fringes who would and do. We like to tell ourselves that we wouldn't join such things, but history has a way of giving us numerous examples of societies giving themselves over to ideological totalitarianism.
The Ideology of Statue Smashing
Statue smashing is back in the news. One night last week, University of North Carolina students pulled down “Silent Sam,” a bronze monument to students and faculty of the university who fought as Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. The bronze figure is portrayed as static, quiet and without ammunition for his gun—and facing northward—apparently a postwar “silent sentinel” impotent, but still defiant. Smashing particular statues has more to do with the present than the past, and less with morality than power politics.
Existing Law Didn’t Protect Victims From the Jacksonville Shooter. It Left Them Defenseless.
This past weekend, a competitor at a video game competition in Jacksonville, Florida, allegedly opened fire on fellow gamers, killing two and wounding 10 before taking his own life. It appears that, like so many mass public shooters before him, current gun laws should have been enough to prevent him from possessing firearms. And once again, the gun laws did little more than impose barriers for law-abiding citizens, who were then left defenseless. It’s becoming increasingly clear that this shooting did not owe to a failure of laws on the books, but a failure to enforce existing laws.
Antifa & Neo-Nazi Propaganda: Are you susceptible?
It’s worth digging into the psychology of people attracted to totalitarian ideology, though we might not like what we find. Do you believe that anyone who disagrees with your beliefs is the enemy? Would you ever don the white “glory suit” of the KKK or the balaclava and black hoody of Antifa? Can you fill yourself with such rage that you would attack a stranger to advance your beliefs? Clearly, there are people on the fringes who would and do. We like to tell ourselves that we wouldn't join such things, but history has a way of giving us numerous examples of societies giving themselves over to ideological totalitarianism.
The Ideology of Statue Smashing
Statue smashing is back in the news. One night last week, University of North Carolina students pulled down “Silent Sam,” a bronze monument to students and faculty of the university who fought as Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. The bronze figure is portrayed as static, quiet and without ammunition for his gun—and facing northward—apparently a postwar “silent sentinel” impotent, but still defiant. Smashing particular statues has more to do with the present than the past, and less with morality than power politics.
Existing Law Didn’t Protect Victims From the Jacksonville Shooter. It Left Them Defenseless.
This past weekend, a competitor at a video game competition in Jacksonville, Florida, allegedly opened fire on fellow gamers, killing two and wounding 10 before taking his own life. It appears that, like so many mass public shooters before him, current gun laws should have been enough to prevent him from possessing firearms. And once again, the gun laws did little more than impose barriers for law-abiding citizens, who were then left defenseless. It’s becoming increasingly clear that this shooting did not owe to a failure of laws on the books, but a failure to enforce existing laws.
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from Mises Institute
[Information from this site may not be reliable.]In Tuesday’s Democratic primary, Tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum shocked Florida politics by winning the party’s nomination. Trailing third place or lower for most of the campaign, Gillum received a significant late boost thanks to an enthusiastic activist base and the endorsements of national figures such as Bernie Sanders. A look at Gillum’s agenda though offers a great illustration of what moving towards the “democratic-socialist” left would mean for an economy.
On Monday, National Public Radio revealed that two-thirds of school shootings reported in 2015-2016 never actually happened.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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from Townhall.com
RIGHT BIAS, HIGH, American conservative website and print magazine
What Nonreligious People Get Wrong About Religious People
The suggestion seems to be that religious texts are utterly malleable, and that human beings twist them to fit their preconceived notions. But the suggestion is alien to most religious people, who believe that their religion dictates and they listen. This perception gap plagues our public discourse and helps explain why the left seems so unperturbed by violating the religious-practice rights of other Americans: They think those Americans are bad human beings using the Bible to shield themselves.
What Nonreligious People Get Wrong About Religious People
The suggestion seems to be that religious texts are utterly malleable, and that human beings twist them to fit their preconceived notions. But the suggestion is alien to most religious people, who believe that their religion dictates and they listen. This perception gap plagues our public discourse and helps explain why the left seems so unperturbed by violating the religious-practice rights of other Americans: They think those Americans are bad human beings using the Bible to shield themselves.
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from The Washington Free Beacon
Website in Arlington, Virginia
Arrest of Iranian Spies in U.S. Just ‘Tip of the Iceberg,’ Lawmaker Warns
The recent arrest of two Iranian agents alleged to have been running spy operations on U.S. soil is just "the tip of the iceberg" in terms of the Islamic Republic's efforts to conduct intelligence operations in America that could result in a terrorist attack, according to a leading lawmaker and U.S. officials who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about the matter. Following the arrest of two Iranian individuals charged with spying on Jewish and Israeli facilities in the California area, Rep. Peter Roskam (R., Ill.) told the Free Beacon it is likely Iran has stationed multiple regime-tied agents in the United States to conduct intelligence operations. While the arrest of the two Iranians was met with shock in the press, Roskam said he was not surprised by the arrests, which have unearthed concrete evidence of the Islamic Republic's efforts to foment discord across the globe, including on American soil. "This is the tip of the iceberg," Roskam said in an interview. "This is not a surprise and this is a result of the Iran regime getting financial support from the Obama administration in the Iran deal."
Arrest of Iranian Spies in U.S. Just ‘Tip of the Iceberg,’ Lawmaker Warns
The recent arrest of two Iranian agents alleged to have been running spy operations on U.S. soil is just "the tip of the iceberg" in terms of the Islamic Republic's efforts to conduct intelligence operations in America that could result in a terrorist attack, according to a leading lawmaker and U.S. officials who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon about the matter. Following the arrest of two Iranian individuals charged with spying on Jewish and Israeli facilities in the California area, Rep. Peter Roskam (R., Ill.) told the Free Beacon it is likely Iran has stationed multiple regime-tied agents in the United States to conduct intelligence operations. While the arrest of the two Iranians was met with shock in the press, Roskam said he was not surprised by the arrests, which have unearthed concrete evidence of the Islamic Republic's efforts to foment discord across the globe, including on American soil. "This is the tip of the iceberg," Roskam said in an interview. "This is not a surprise and this is a result of the Iran regime getting financial support from the Obama administration in the Iran deal."
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