Trump’s new hotel offers everything he claims to hate
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image fromFrom: fara.gov; see also.The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) was enacted in 1938. FARA is a disclosure statute that requires persons acting as agents of foreign principals in a...
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Benjamin Nathans, nybooks.com; via MVHThe New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putinby Steven Lee MyersKnoph, 572 pp., $32.50Putin Country: A Journey into the Real Russiaby Anne GarrelsFarrar,...
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By THOMAS FULLER SEPT. 16, 2016, New York Times [original article contains links and additional photographs.]Image from article, with caption: Golden Gate Avenue, in San Francisco, Sept. 7, 2016San...
View ArticleHow They Wrestled with the New - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
Thomas Nagel, nybooks.com; items relating to the "E Pluribus" discussion highlighted in yellow and bold.The Dream of Enlightenment: The Rise of Modern Philosophyby Anthony GottliebLiveright, 293 pp.,...
View ArticleRussia and its language
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Nick Gillespie, reason.com/blog; via LH on FacebookAmerica has never been a "white" country. Economic and cultural nativism is on the rise - and the most un-American idea of all.Georgetown Book ShopCan...
View ArticleNumber of illegals holds steady at 11.1 million - Note for discussion, "E...
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Tuesday, September 20, 2016Length of time rises, making deportation tougherImage from article, with caption: In this Aug. 9, 2012, file photo, people are...
View ArticleNo Easy Way Out
Eternal life might be unbearable, allowing for the crushing accumulation of bitter memories of slights, failures and betrayalsBy COLIN MCGINN, Wall Street JournalSept. 18, 2016 5:38 p.m. ETGiven the...
View ArticleSound familiar?
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View ArticleThunderclap: Sharing Messages That Matter
"Thunderclap: Sharing Messages That Matter," uscpublicdiplomacyuncaptioned image from entrySep 22, 2016Thunderclap is an online "crowdspeaking" platform that helps individuals and organizations get...
View ArticleThe wrong immigration debate - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
Immigrants from Central America await transport from the U.S. Border Patrol in Roma, Tex., last month. (John Moore/Getty Images)By Robert J. Samuelson Washington Post September 25 at 7:15 PMThe...
View ArticleRanking Every U.S. President By Net Worth
Credit: Greg Allen/Associated PressStartBy Alex Greer on June 25, 2015, USA Today [paragraphing changed below due to posting issues].There’s no doubt about it: being the U.S. president is a hard and...
View ArticleWhy I’m a Miss USA competitor supporting and inspired by Donald Trump
Madison Gesiotto, Miss Ohio 2014, also writes the ‘Millennial Mindset’ column for The Washington Times. more > By Madison Gesiotto - - Thursday, September 29, 2016, Washington...
View ArticleA Law Professor Explains Why You Should Never Talk to Police
By Harry Cheadle, http://www.vice.com/read/law-professor-police-interrogation-law-constitution-survival?utm_source=vicefbusads&utm_campaign=5v30lookalike5Senior EditorSeptember 20, 2016Police...
View ArticleI never worry I’ll be shot in Chicago. After all, I’m white. Note for a...
Walking through a high-crime neighborhood without fear of violence is the ultimate white privilege.By Edward McClelland September 28, Washington PostEdward McClelland is the author of "Nothin' but Blue...
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Gregory Korte, USA TODAYRight now, people from the Middle East and North Africa are considered "white" on the U.S. census. Video provided by Newsy Newslook(Photo: Paul Sancya, AP)WASHINGTON — The...
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Matthew TuckerBuzzFeed Digital colourisation shows off the most amazing clothes from around the world.Here are just a handful of the 12 million men, women, and children who arrived at Ellis Island, New...
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