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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Will the ACLU Part Ways with Free Speech?
The Guardian has a new article explaining How the resurgence of white supremacy in the US sparked a war over free speech. Late last summer, the American Civil Liberties Union faced a mounting crisis over its most celebrated cause, which … Continue reading
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Tagged ahilan arulanantham, american civil liberties union, built to last, carl benjamin, charlottesville, communism, count dankula, david goldberger, equal opportunity, free speech, jeremy waldron, k-sue park, lauren southern, milo yiannopolous, olga tomchin, slavery, southern poverty law center, stanley fish, susan herman, tommy robinson
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Be Careful What You Wish For
Fox News has an article that say that Twitter [is] carrying out [a] ‘concerted attack’ on free speech, feminists claim. Since feminists have made a concerted attack on the free speech of others, the irony in this is pretty thick. … Continue reading
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Tagged aimee challenor, fair play for women, feminism, free speech, gab.ai, martha lane fox, miranda yardley, misogyny, twitter
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In Business, Meritocracy Always Wins
NBC has a new article titled Reality check: Why #MeToo will not stop men from hiring women. Some of the arguments made seem to border on being anti-meritocratic. As the #MeToo movement marches on with no signs of slowing, the … Continue reading
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Tagged #metoo, arbitration agreements, gender diversity, meritocracy, patents, tony robbins
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Climate Change Fatigue in Ontario
Global has a new COMMENTARY: Climate change is the issue of our times — unless you’re an Ontario voter. The world’s big thinkers tell us that the most important issue facing humanity is climate change. And, most of us agree with … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon tax, doug ford, hydro electricity, ontario, wordpress
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Is There a Male Biological Clock?
The Guardian has an article titled Sorry, guys, your biological clock is also ticking. Do men really have a biological clock? Research from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School confirms that male fertility declines with age. It … Continue reading
Review of “Winchester”
* * C Winchester is a horror film that claims to be based on real events. Dr. Eric Price (Jason Clarke) is hired by the Winchester rifle company to assess the mental health of its majority owner, Sarah Winchester (Helen … Continue reading
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Tagged dr. eric price, helen mirren, jason clarke, movie review, sarah snook, sarah winchester, winchester
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Vox Distorts the Birthrate Statistics
Take a look at two charts of birthrates by age from the Institute for Family Studies (above) and the Vox article The historically low birthrate, explained in 3 charts (below): The Vox chart … Continue reading
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Tagged birthrate, institute for family studies, logarithmic scale, statistics, vox
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