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[ad_1] In much of the world, rights are treated as privileges the government grants to its citizens. In the American system, it’s the opposite. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] The chief justice wholly failed to explain how his flawed originalist methodology supported birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens or temporary visitors. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Ballot drop box, Portland, Oregon. Photo: Motoya Nakamura, Multnomah County Elections Division. On June 2, the US Postal Service proposed a new rule in the Federal Register on standards for handling of mail ballots, with public comment open through July 2. That rule was issued pursuant to an executive order by US president Donald Trump. While the proposal unambiguously claims that “states would retain full control over who would (or would not) be able to vote by mail in federal election,” US Postmaster General David Steiner, told Congress that in actuality, the organization he runs would refuse to deliver…
[ad_1] Left-wingers can always give you a rationale for their latest cause, but that’s often merely an intellectual cover for tribalism and a gut feeling. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] We’ve entered into a period of prolonged stalemate, on terms favorable to Iran. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Moon bases, living to 100 and (finally!) flying cars. What 2076 and our future will look like may be stranger than we expect. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] On June 8, 1809, 72-year-old Thomas Paine took his last breath inside a small house in Greenwich Village. The next day the best-selling author and revolutionary’s body was loaded onto a cart and taken to his farm in New Rochelle, about 22 miles north of New York City, for burial. There was no procession, no national moment of silence, no celebration of a life fully lived. A small group attended his funeral, including his caretaker, Marguerite Bonneville, a friend from his many years in Revolutionary France, and her son, Benjamin. As the dirt hit the mahogany coffin, Bonneville exclaimed,…
[ad_1] Still from Poltergeist. When something is not working, abandon it. The policymaker and politician, the latter often inclined to populist temptation and the endless tapping for votes, will decide to make a state of wrongheadedness even worse. The evidence is starting to grow that Australia’s daft delving into the world of regulating a child’s access to social media (the arbitrary limit when social media virginity is shed is 16 years) is falling flat. Here, we have the continued, easy target that keeps nourishing the blundering, self-pleasuring prefects in Canberra: irresponsible companies with their social media platforms luring children into…
[ad_1] Supreme Court's Fatal Mail-In Ballot Ruling [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Many of America’s most popular founding myths aren’t factual. George Washington didn’t chop down a cherry tree. Betsy Ross probably didn’t sew the first flag. And Paul Revere didn’t shout, “The British are coming!” But other times, the truth is stranger than fiction.Here are five true stories from American history that may make your internal Truth-O-Meter quiver, at least if you don’t know the events behind them. Impress your friends at this year’s Fourth of July party with the following facts. Johnny Appleseed really planted apple trees everywhere Among America’s legendary characters, Johnny Appleseed stands out. Born John Chapman…