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After Mass Shooting, FL House Votes to Put “In God We Trust” Signs in Schools...
patheos.com; see also (satire).[JB note: "In God We trust" is the official motto on the United States; "E Pluribus Unum" the unofficial -- also described as the "de facto" -- USA motto. See (1) (2)...
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Why ‘Black Panther’ Is a Defining Moment for Black America: Note for a...
Carvell Wallace, New York Times, Feb. 12. 2018;article contains additional imagesimage from articleRyan Coogler’s film is a vivid re-imagination of something blackAmericans have cherished for centuries...
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U.S. political polarization: Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
From: Michelle Goldberg, "The De-Trumpification Agenda," New York Times, Feb. 23, 2018Excerpt:Steven Levitsky, a Harvard professor and a co-author of the recent book “HowDemocracies Die,” cautions that...
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Daughter of the Cold War (Russian and East European Studies) Hardcover –...
by Grace Kennan Warnecke (Author)From Amazon:Grace Kennan Warnecke's memoir is about a life lived on the edge of history. Daughter of one of the most influential diplomats of the twentieth century,...
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Ladies and Gentlemen [Comrades], The President [Dictator] of the US [SR]...
Ladies and Gentlemen [Comrades], The President [Dictator] of the US [SR] speaks [proclaims]:"'When we declare our schools to be gun-free zones, it just puts our students in far more danger,' Trump told...
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Comments (negative/positive) on the below (from a WSJ correspondent -- more than welcome.]David RomanReporter, The Wall Street Journal.David Roman, Madrid. Letters to the Editor, The Times Literary...
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US plays Monopoly, Russia plays chess
David P. Goldman, Asia Times, September 16, 2013image (not from article) fromExcerpt:After 12 years of writing on foreign policy in this space, I have nothing more to say. The Obama administration has...
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Florida Lawmakers Advance Bill Requiring Schools To Display 'In God We Trust'...
Amy Held, npr.org; see also, which notes that "E Pluribus Unum" is America's unofficial motto; "In God We Trust" the official one.Enlarge this imageStudents chant outside the Florida House of...
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How Billy Graham Changed My Life [Americana]
George W. Bush, Wall Street Journal; see also: Iraq Body Count; (1) (2)Image from article, with caption: Lunch with the Rev. Billy Graham at the White House.I met him in 1985. His care and his...
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U.S. Colleges Are Separating Into Winners and Losers - Note for a discussion,...
By Douglas Belkin, Wall Street Journal, Feb. 21, 2018 5:30 a.m. ET; original article contains links and charts.Image from article, with caption: Clemson University in South Carolina enrolled its...
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Trump Can Help Overcome Identity Politics - Note for a discussion, "E...
Edwin Meese III and Mike Gonzalez, Wall Street JournalAmericans are divided in part by decades-old bureaucratic decisions the president could undo.Identity politics—the artificial segmentation of...
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‘It’s Better Than It Looks’ Review: Why Things Are Looking Up
Michael Shermer, Wall Street Journaluncaptioned image from article Though declinists in both parties may bemoan our miserable lives, Americans are healthier, wealthier, safer and living longer than...
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The Rise of Woke Capital - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum? What...
Ross Douthat, The New York Times, Feb. 28, 2018image (not from article) fromExcerpt:[T]he hollowing out of all the old communities in American life has left the corporation, however mistrusted and even...
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Why the World Should Learn to Say ‘Heimat’ - Note for a discussion, "E...
Jochen Bittner, New York Times, Feb. 28, 2018; see also Philip Bump, "The Fix: How ‘homeland’ became part of our American lexicon," Washington Post (September 11, 2014) [available only via...
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Civil War in the Democratic Party - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus Unum?...
Ted Rall, Wall Street Journalimage from articleExcerpt:A civil war[JB emphasis] rages among Democrats in the wake of Hillary Clinton’s defeat. Mainstreamers are coming under attack from their left...
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Grant Wood: More Than ‘American Gothic’
Wall Street JournalA career-spanning show at the Whitney argues that Wood is far more complicated than his reputation as the sentimental bard of an idealized rural life.Grant Wood’s ‘American Gothic’...
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Wayne LaPierre’s Unconstitutionalism - Note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
By Greg Weiner, The New York Times, 28, 2018uncaptioned image from articleWayne LaPierre is rarely accused of progressivism. But when Mr. LaPierre, the leader of the National Rifle Association,...
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Helen Mirren Hits the Road - (Indirect) note for a discussion, "E Pluribus...
By Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, March 2, 2018Mirren image from articleHalf a century into an illustrious career, with its queens and detectives and other kaleidoscopic women, one thing still...
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The U.S. States People Are Fleeing (And The Ones They Are Moving To): Note...
www3.forbes.comimage from entryEach year families pack up their belongings and move to a new home, sometimes out of state. Tracking where they go—and where they’re leaving from—paints an interesting...
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25 Most Expensive Schools Worth Every Penny
Natalie Sportelli, forbes.comimage from articleStudents in the class of 2020 will weigh a number of factors when choosing their colleges this spring. They’ll consider location, size, academic...
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