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Turning Point USA Is a Threat to the Left - and the Right
Turning Point USA isn't persuading young voters — it's indoctrinating the already-convinced and repelling everyone else.
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Is ShotSpotter Expanding the Police State?
Gunshot detection audio sensors, also known as ShotSpotters, are also capable of recording audio, raising privacy concerns amidst a growing police state.
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The FDA Caused the Opioid Epidemic by Banning Darvocet
In 2010, when the FDA removed Propoxyphene (Pp) from the market, they caused the current opioid epidemic, which snowballed from there.
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Is Alabama Embracing Private Police?
While this may not be a full embrace of private policing state-wide, it sets a substantial precedent for the state of Alabama and private security.
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Is It Time to Trust-Bust Big Tech Social Media?
If Facebook and Google want to police speech like publishers, maybe they deserve Teddy Roosevelt's treatment.
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Have You Heard About the Kewaunee County Water Crisis?
The citizens of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin are facing an air and water quality crisis as CAFOs continue to engage in harmful environmental practices.
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Pennsylvania Marriage Law Desperately Needs Updating
Pennsylvania’s government is still present at every wedding ceremony by state law regulating who couples can choose to officiate their marriage.
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On July 14, 1798, the Sedition Act Killed Free Speech
The passing of the Sedition Act in 1798 infringed on free speech and free press.
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Bitcoin Is Dumb – The Devolution of Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin's dreamers picked Venezuela as their case study without asking whether Venezuelans could even run a wallet.
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The Libertarian Party Can't Even Balance Its Own Budget
The Libertarian Party thinks that they can balance America's budget but in the past two years, the party ran a deficit exceeding 10%.
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"They're Just Doing Their Jobs" Is a Pathetic Excuse for Evil
Though many say that soldiers aren't responsible for wrongdoing because "they're just doing their jobs", this dangerous view takes away responsibility.
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The US Drug Scheduling System is Broken
The biggest issue with the Controlled Substances Act is that when considering the medicinal use of the drug, the drug scheduling system is far from optimal.
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Oil and Babysitting Money: What Really Runs the Economy
Teenage girls and their "babysitting money" have an immense impact on the economy, which often leads corporations to unhealthily pander to the demographic.
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Who Deserves This? Ross Ulbricht on Imprisonment
Ross Ulbricht delivers a poignant essay on who really deserves the horrors that always accompany a lifetime of imprisonment.
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Americans Are Becoming Ideologically Possessed
The average American is now facing a war between what they believe and their own self-control as many Americans are now divided over trivial issues.
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Say Goodbye to American Primacy and Hegemony
It's time for the United States to restrain itself when conducting foreign policy matters and to get rid of the liberal policy of primacy.
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Is Selling Hard Drugs a Victimless Crime?
While libertarians argue that using and selling drugs should be legalized on this grounds of it being a victimless crime, this is simply untrue.
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Abortion is the Worst Political Issue
The abortion debate runs on rigged words, false binaries, and biased studies — and it isn't going anywhere.
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Gun Makers Make a Mockery of Prohibition
But now I understand what Cody Wilson meant, and it's all because of the shenanigans gun makers in California are engaging in.
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Reparations Have Been Paid, But The Subjugated Groups Were Still Alive
Unlike present-day reparations for slavery, when the American government has paid out reparations in the past, the victims were still alive.
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Sudan Meal Project and Politicians Betray You the Same Way
Sudan Meal Project turned mass compassion into a follower count — the same con politicians run with your deference.
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Gay Liberation Didn't Start at Stonewall
The Stonewall Riots are undoubtedly a significant part of LGBT history, but the movement for gay liberation started across the Atlantic many years before.