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Predictions Holding: Hillary Set to Sweep South
I predicted three weeks ago that Hillary would sweep the South in her bid to become the next president. It was an educated guess, for sure, but there were a lot of contributing factors that made me op ...
29 Feb, 2016
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OPINION: Debunking the Lesser-of-Two-Evils Voting Theory
Anyone who has ever supported a third-party presidential candidate in an election has likely had to defend their decision from partisans who endorse the lesser-of-two-evils voter theory. By the l ...
05 Feb, 2016
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National Debt Tops $19T... Or Is It Really $65T?
With very little fanfare, the national debt topped $19 trillion on Wednesday for the first time ever.The debt has been expanding at its most rapid pace ever, and most likely will continue unchecked wi ...
04 Feb, 2016
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New Tennessee Bill Would Decriminalize Pot Possession for Vets with PTSD
Tennessee State Representative Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby) said last week that he is drafting a bill that would decriminalize marijuana possession by military veterans in the state who have been diagnosed ...
22 Dec, 2015
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OPINION: Why We Continuously Miss The Mark in the Abortion Debate (Part 2)
For those against abortion, at least everyone can count on the pro-life movement to do everything possible to reduce the number of abortions, right? Not really. This team has a quarterback who ca ...
16 Oct, 2015
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Crowdpac Breaks Down the Candidates in Contentious House Speaker Race
Last week, California Republican Kevin McCarthy abruptly scratched himself from the list of Republican members of Congress seeking the Speaker of the House position. McCarthy, widely hailed as a more ...
15 Oct, 2015
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The BDS Movement: A Struggle for Pro-Palestinian, Muslim, and Jewish Citizens
In the U.S., the BDS movement has become a proxy battlefield for the conflict between Israel and Palestine, putting pressure on Muslim, pro-Palestinian, and Jewish Americans to defend themselves as su ...
01 Oct, 2015
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The BDS Movement: Is BDS Causing a Rise in Anti-Semitism?
Anti-BDS resolutions, legislation, and advocacy claim that BDS is the main influence on an 'alarming rise in anti-Semitism.' Is there a rise in anti-Semitism, and is the cause the BDS movement?, Jewis ...
25 Sep, 2015
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The BDS Movement: A Call for Human Rights or Anti-Semitism in the U.S.?
BDS means Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions. In 2005, the movement rose out of civil society in Palestine as a call to the world for solidarity against the illegal actions of Israel toward Palestini ...
10 Sep, 2015
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Moving Toward Federalism: The Louisiana Purchase and the 2016 Election
With the Looking to the Founders series running its natural course, it seemed appropriate to move to the next stage of American History. Not that there was a lack of material, but a realization t ...
14 Jul, 2015
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