#POLITICAL

The Civil Rights Movement was almost immediately turned to programs that ran counter to the lofty ideals of the founders. The ideas that drove this change had been growing in
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In the South, there is a political strip of blue in a sea of red, and that strip hints at a 100 million-year-old coast that still shapes our world today...[thread
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One of the reasons I have been supporting the Biden/Harris campaign is that a Biden win, a Trump defeat, sends a message to the scourge of populists we have seen
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In my latest for @globaltaiwan, I tackle @mikepompeo's controversial nullification of the Taiwan contact guidelines. There are two contexts in which to assess the decision, which lead to dueling assessments
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‘More people in Northern Ireland have died by suicide in the past 17 years than were killed here during 30 years of violent political conflict.’https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-34/january-2021/new-hope-mental-health-northern-ir
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Quite a few friends have been talking recently about a petition by two current BYU students that asks the school to consider whether or not the university is living up
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GOOD!MORE OF THIS!Trump's insurrection is costing the GOP voters."In Miami-Dade...more than 7X as many Republicans as Democrats changed their party registrations in the aftermath of the violence. The ratio was
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I was encouraged by my partner to share this email that I sent to Jason Kenney on Friday. Because I genuinely do not believe that I will receive a response,
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Democrats oppose liability shields for fucking Covid malfeasance, Republicans literally wanna let local budgets tank (which include police, teachers, firefighters, etc.) and I only need one guess who wants fucking
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1]To fairly judge the true character of any good politician, you have to see them in action with their mask off dealing with people who they don't know and who
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My meta-analysis on corporate tax competition is out in European Journal of Political Economy. The results point to tax competition as a major factor in explaining reductions in corporate tax
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What indoctrination looks like: 1. You say something innocuous.2. You’re informed you’re ‘problematic’ and told to ‘do better ’.3. You’re taken aback, flustered, on the back foot because you’re
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A thread with frequently asked questions and some answers to those. Q: Why do Iran and Turkey bomb the Kurdistan Region of Iraq?A: Both these countries are afraid of a
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Jesus, if real, was a Master Teacher, a Mystery School Initiate, Adept, and Teacher, a Miracle Worker / Healer, and an Enemy of the State (#ROME) and true #REVOLUTIONARY. It
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There is [sometimes] great utility in allowing for catastrophic failure. The ADP de-funding is one such instance. The problem in this case is catastrophic failure results in loss of life
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Duterte noted that he is “not allied with anybody.” That might be news to the Biden administration, which reaffirmed our support for the Philippines only last month. A:https://globalnation.inquirer.net/193806/duterte-tells-us-pay-if-you
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