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"I say that, right now, the most important name in news is not ABC or NBC or CBS or CNN or Fox. It is YOU."
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** L.A. Restaurant Owner Fights Back Against Government’s COVID-19 Double Standards ([link removed])
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You have undoubtedly seen the video of a female Los Angeles business owner pleading for lawmakers to reconsider their lockdown of restaurants and calling out the double standard of shuttering her establishment but allowing a movie production to erect outdoor dining just 50 feet away ([link removed]) . Small business owners across the nation are tired of the hypocrisy and double standards on top of the questionable COVID-19 restrictions that limit or halt their operations. They are fighting back to save their livelihoods.
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Education Gap, Not Bias, at Heart of Disparities in Employment ([link removed])
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** BLM’s Defund Agenda Will Hurt the Black Community ([link removed])
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Black Lives Matter (BLM) organizations are flexing their new political muscles. They are pressuring the incoming Biden administration as well as state and local lawmakers to fulfill their personnel and policy demands. However, their radical ideas could be devastating to the black community leaving minority neighborhoods more lawless and dangerous ([link removed]) . BLM’s defund-the-police movement employs dehumanizing rhetoric to encourage disrespect, disobedience, and even violence against officers. Not only do police officers believe that their jobs have become more difficult, but police forces face significant retention and recruitment challenges.
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USA Today: In California, It’s Always Winter but Never Christmas for Gig Workers Like Santa Claus ([link removed])
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Back in September, President Trump announced several initiatives under the heading of arguing for “patriotic education.”
Can you identify which of these three statements about the Trump administration’s “patriotic education” initiative is not true?
A. The United States is currently failing to teach younger generations the civic knowledge that past generations took for granted.
B. States and localities independently set curriculum standards, including for social studies, American history, and civics.
C. The idea of “patriotic education” is incompatible with the American traditions of freedom of speech and thought.
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Medical Supplies: More Lawsuits and More Shutdowns Could Mean More Medical Supply Shortages ([link removed])
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Which is the better way for Americans to help their fellow citizens in need this holiday season: effecting systemic political change or making direct donations to charity? If we wish to send more resources to people in immediate need of them, then we should follow Mark Cuban’s advice ([link removed]) : It is better to help the needy directly by giving to a food bank than indirectly by electing senators who will eventually vote for government aid.
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Asra Nomani on the Battle Between Parents and State Officials in K-12 Education
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** The Supreme Court Is About To Decide Its Most Consequential Case This Term ([link removed])
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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in CIC Services, LLC v. Internal Revenue Service—a case that has largely flown under the radar but may be one of the most consequential cases of the term. In this case, the Supreme Court will decide whether an individual may be required to violate the law in order to challenge a regulatory requirement.
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Psychologists and medical professionals have long understood the toll that social isolation can take on our emotions. Many have expressed concern that lockdowns and school closures associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a spike in anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems—some of which may last for years after the period of isolation ends.
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** Barack Obama V. The Squad on “Defund The Police” ([link removed])
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Former President Barack Obama stirred the hornet’s nest when he criticized the “Defund the Police” slogan recently. Squad members fired back on Obama calling him a hypocrite and exposing the deep rift in the liberal movement between the far-left and so-called “moderates.” The real issue both sides of the left have to grapple with is not word choice but the policy implications of defunding police.
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