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The Thing About Trump and Abortion
Do you want rhetorical purity, or do you want to win? The post The Thing About Trump and Abortion appeared first on The American Conservative.
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How Uber Beat the Metro
The cannibalization of Washington’s public transportation system by private enterprise is a symbol of the city’s Obama-era transformation. The post How Uber Beat the Metro appeared first on The American Conservative.
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In Wisconsin, a Fresh Bipartisan Assault on Marriage
Marriage laws are meant to strengthen marriages, encouraging stability in the family unit, and this law deliberately weakens them. The post In Wisconsin, a Fresh Bipartisan Assault on Marriage appeared first on The American Conservative.
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Let a Hundred Schools of Thought Contend
State of the Union: A new contestant emerges in the competition to define the post-Trump Right. The post Let a Hundred Schools of Thought Contend appeared first on The American Conservative.
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Commonwealth of the Imagination
State of the Union: The Indo–Canadian spat shows the absurdity of the Commonwealth. The post Commonwealth of the Imagination appeared first on The American Conservative.
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Imperialism: Lessons From History
Some suggest today that America is behaving imperialistically—we do, after all, have some 600 military bases around the world. So it is worth recalling some historical examples of imperialism to understand what the idea entails. The post Imperialism: Lessons From[…]
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The Most Important Decision in Life
2023 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSThe story of Elijah and the priests of Baal is much more than a jingoistic story of “my God is bigger than your god.” It is a rich presentation of the dynamics of true and false worship. The[…]
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Thinking Smartly About Climate Change
The annual number of hurricanes that make landfall in the U.S. since 1900 is slightly declining, not increasing. The same is true for major hurricanes (category three and above) hitting the U.S. We see the same thing if we look[…]
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The Biden Economy and How It Could Be Fixed
Excess demand and low supply: this was the situation when Biden took office in 2021. And as any student of elementary economics knows, when demand exceeds supply you get inflation. Isn’t it pretty obvious what should be done in that[…]
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America’s Broken Health Care: Diagnosis and Prescription
Prior to leaving office in 1961, President Eisenhower famously warned the nation about what he called the “military-industrial complex.” I suggest that we now have a medical-industrial complex that is sucking America’s wealth away from the other things that will[…]
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