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The Borking of Biden
Who is to blame for an electorate that values youth over experience, that has elevated Pete Buttigieg and Barack Obama over Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton? The culprit is, in a significant way, Biden himself.
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Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bennet Breaks With Party, Supports School Choice, Charter Schools
A Democratic candidate for president breaks with most in his party on school choice and charter schools: He's for them. U.S. Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado – a former superintendent of the public schools in Denver – says kids need more options.
Culture
America Didn’t Just Happen; These Are Some of the People Who Made It What It Is
The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West By David McCullough Simon & Schuster May 2019 352 pages David McCullough has written another superb history, The Pioneers. Admittedly, it is not in the same class as his two magisterial biographies, Truman and John Adams,
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Kobe Bryant’s Greatest Achievement: Redemption
Since his shocking, sad death Sunday, the accolades for Kobe Bryant have poured in, non-stop, much like the way he scored baskets, starring for the rival Los Angeles Lakers. What Bryant did on a basketball court, for so long – averaging 25 points a game for 20 seasons – merits prolonged applause.
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Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos Hoax: A 21st Century Ponzi Scheme
If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. (American Proverb)
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Sanders Surge Could Trigger $6 Trillion Stock Selloff
With Senator Bernie Sanders currently leading Democratic presidential polls in Iowa and New Hampshire — and with caucuses and the primary in those states less than a month away — it's time to start paying attention to what a Sanders presidency would mean for the stock market. Several prominent money
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Precarious Gas Tax Situation Should Have Massachusetts Residents On War Path
Massachusetts is in a dangerous situation. Within the next few months, Governor Charlie Baker may impose a fee on fuel providers that would add up to 17 cents a gallon on gasoline – for starters. (He claims he can do it on his own.) Around the same time, Democratic state legislators
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Elizabeth Warren and the Truth Don’t Have the Best Relationship
Following a Democratic presidential primary debate last week, Warren confronted Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders with a non-question followed by a question mark: "I think you called me a liar on national TV?" During the debate Sanders had denied telling Warren during a private meeting that he told her
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