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By Lina Bryce The argument that all life should be protected is a contentious battle in libertarian circles when it comes to abortion. The question is whether or not killing a fetus is a violent act and a violation of human rights, and whether the rights of the fetus trump those of the individual sustaining its life. In full disclosure,…
From The Farrell File: In political discourse there is a theory known as the Overton Window. It was conceived by the former Vice President of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, Joseph Overton. The theory is used by pundits and media managers to determine what topics they should discuss. In general, the theory holds that…
By Lina Bryce After House Speaker, John Boehner announced that he would be resigning some conservatives in the party were relieved. It is no secret that tensions were rising between party members when last week’s spending bill aiming to temporarily fund the government was rejected. Party members pressured Boehner that they would not vote for the bill which would still include funding for Planned Parenthood. Boehner’s…
by Jonah Bennett The summary of the recent Marine Corps study didn’t cast a favorable light on women in combat, and a new 33-page internal memo serves to bolster that conclusion. The memo, signed by Brig Gen. George Smith on Aug. 18, provides far more context and detail than was originally given in the four-page…
by Lauren Southern As students return to college and university, the control of language on campus has only gotten stronger. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is now handing out “writing guides” for new students, encouraging them to use “Gender-Inclusive Language.” Students are asked to no longer use “masculine nouns and pronouns to…
There is a common belief by the general public that the general public knows what’s best for the general public. Ah, democracy, that lofty ideal we hold so dear. But is it all it’s cracked up to be? Or, is democracy simply three drunk men outranking the one sober man on the matter of who…
Jonah Bennett A Marine hero blasted Navy Secretary Ray Mabus’ for claiming that Marines studying women in ground combat with the wrong mindset essentially caused women to drastically underperform in the gender integration experiment. Sgt. Maj. Justin LeHew, who was a senior enlisted adviser with the Marine Corps Training and Education Command on the study,…
Robot Ethicist Dr. Kathleen Richardson is calling for a ban on the creation of robots used for sex. “Sex robots seem to be a growing focus in the robotics industry and the models that they draw on – how they will look, what roles they would play – are very disturbing indeed,” she said in…
Blake Neff An article published by in The New York Times Sunday warns about an insidious source of racism and sexism on the modern college campus: class lectures. “A growing body of evidence suggests that the lecture is not generic or neutral, but a specific cultural form that favors some people while discriminating against others, including…
Blake Neff President Barack Obama waded into the debate over campus free speech and “trigger warnings” Monday night, telling a town hall meeting that there is no need to let college students be “coddled” from views they don’t like. Obama was speaking in Des Moines, Iowa, and fielded a question from a student who asked…