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Mass. activists want high school history to stress political activism over founding principles

In another year, parents may notice a change in emphasis in the history and social studies curricula at their children's schools. Where once American history courses focused on our country's founding principles, their roots, and their application, soon such courses may start to emphasize political activism

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Hypocrisy, thy name is progressive

President Obama finally made it down to Baton Rouge to see the flooding — after finishing his vacation on tony Martha's Vineyard, of course. The entire charade is a lesson in leftist hypocrisy. The same press that excoriated President Bush for flying over New Orleans to view the devastation

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Flexible working is making us work longer

Freedom is slavery. George Orwell, 1984.

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Does this feel like peace and prosperity to you?

If a political party can deliver peace and prosperity, it usually means it can win re-election. That idea is simple enough. Applying it to the upcoming election, though, is not so easy. Giving it a try may help illuminate some of the issues involved.

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Not the way to do minority outreach

In the nanosecond between Donald Trump's foot-in-mouth moments last week, just before he made headlines by announcing changes in the topless blender that is his senior staff, he gave what many consider to be the finest speech of the campaign. CBS' Major Garrett tweeted "Having been

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Foreign policy

This month, the NewBostonPost is focusing on foreign policy. Much has changed in the world since Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall." The specter of communism has vanished, defeated by those who recognized its inherent evil, its credibility destroyed by the close

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Is the left really wary of Clinton?

The hard left can be an unforgiving crowd, not always mindful of the give-and-take required to get things done. Donald Trump's fascist-lite ravings are anathema to them, but with moderate Republicans migrating to Hillary Clinton, some on the left worry that a President Clinton might feel less obliged

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Is free trade causing job loss?

International trade figures heavily in the presidential race. Presidential candidate Donald Trump said, "Hillary Clinton unleashed a trade war against the American worker when she supported one terrible trade deal after another – from NAFTA to China to South Korea." And adding, "A Trump Administration will end that