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Democracy’s Distressing Retreat
Ten years ago, Stanford professor Larry Diamond—a recent guest on my radio show —noted the world was suffering a “democracy recession” with self-government and civil liberties in retreat almost everywhere.
When the Soviet Empire collapsed 30 years ago, some observers proclaimed “The End of History” with permanent victory for the...
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Democracy’s Distressing Retreat
Ten years ago, Stanford professor Larry Diamond—a recent guest on my radio show —noted the world was suffering a “democracy recession” with self-government and civil liberties in retreat almost everywhere.
When the Soviet Empire collapsed 30 years ago, some observers proclaimed “The End of History” with permanent victory for the...
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In Defense of Evangelicals Who Support Trump
It is usually easier for an outsider to defend a person or a group that is attacked than for the person or group. In that vein, this Jew would like to defend evangelicals and other Christians who support President Donald Trump. They are regularly attacked as religious hypocrites who give Christianity in general, and evangelical […]
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Democrats: Badly Out of the Mainstream on Israel
A survey of opinion on the Middle East brings good news to Israel and bad news for Democrats. The Pew Center asked the question: “In the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians, who do you sympathize with?” Among every gender, every racial or religious group, every age or educational level, Americans strongly sided with Israelis.
Only one...
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Democrats: Badly Out of the Mainstream on Israel
A survey of opinion on the Middle East brings good news to Israel and bad news for Democrats. The Pew Center asked the question: “In the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians, who do you sympathize with?” Among every gender, every racial or religious group, every age or educational level, Americans strongly sided with Israelis.
Only one...
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Democrats: Badly Out of the Mainstream on Israel
A survey of opinion on the Middle East brings good news to Israel and bad news for Democrats. The Pew Center asked the question: “In the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians, who do you sympathize with?” Among every gender, every racial or religious group, every age or educational level, Americans strongly sided with Israelis.
Only one...
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Not as Fragmented as Pessimists Presume
A major study from the Pew Research Center should reassure those of us who worry about the fragmentation of America based on race and ethnicity. Among the 43 million U.S. adults with Hispanic ancestry, a full 5 million don’t identify themselves as “Hispanic” or “Latino” at all.
Moreover, among families who’ve lived in the...
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Not as Fragmented as Pessimists Presume
A major study from the Pew Research Center should reassure those of us who worry about the fragmentation of America based on race and ethnicity. Among the 43 million U.S. adults with Hispanic ancestry, a full 5 million don’t identify themselves as “Hispanic” or “Latino” at all.
Moreover, among families who’ve lived in the...
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Not as Fragmented as Pessimists Presume
A major study from the Pew Research Center should reassure those of us who worry about the fragmentation of America based on race and ethnicity. Among the 43 million U.S. adults with Hispanic ancestry, a full 5 million don’t identify themselves as “Hispanic” or “Latino” at all.
Moreover, among families who’ve lived in the...
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3 Reasons the Left Wants Evermore Immigrants
On one thing we can all agree: The left wants more and more immigrants — including immigrants who enter or are in the country illegally — to come to America and become American citizens. The question is, why? The first and most obvious reason is political. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, chain migration, […]
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Screen Time Blues
By Diane Medved, Ph.D.
Parents, have you lamented that it’s difficult to restrain kids from too much “screen time?” With kids now owning smart phones at ever-younger ages, it seems they’re replacing interactive play with years bowing heads toward distractions in their palms.
Let me suggest a simple way to teach your children that real-life...
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Screen Time Blues
By Diane Medved, Ph.D.
Parents, have you lamented that it’s difficult to restrain kids from too much “screen time?” With kids now owning smart phones at ever-younger ages, it seems they’re replacing interactive play with years bowing heads toward distractions in their palms.
Let me suggest a simple way to teach your children that real-life...
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Screen Time Blues
By Diane Medved, Ph.D.
Parents, have you lamented that it’s difficult to restrain kids from too much “screen time?” With kids now owning smart phones at ever-younger ages, it seems they’re replacing interactive play with years bowing heads toward distractions in their palms.
Let me suggest a simple way to teach your children that real-life...
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Male Sexual Nature: A Primer for the College-Educated
Few subjects elicit as much confused, or even nonsensical, commentary as sex. There are three major reasons for this. First, few forces are as powerful as the sexual drive, yet in no area of human life are the sexes so different. If they try hard, men and women can understand almost everything about one another. […]
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The Oprah Infatuation: Dems Place Personality Over Policy
The unbounded enthusiasm for Oprah Winfrey’s prospective presidential run illustrates the Democrats’ tendency to prioritize personality above policy. No one knows where Oprah stands on issues of the day, or what style of governance she’d favor, but Democrats know she’s a popular personality and that’s enough for them.
Barack Obama enjoyed similar...
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The Oprah Infatuation: Dems Place Personality Over Policy
The unbounded enthusiasm for Oprah Winfrey’s prospective presidential run illustrates the Democrats’ tendency to prioritize personality above policy. No one knows where Oprah stands on issues of the day, or what style of governance she’d favor, but Democrats know she’s a popular personality and that’s enough for them.
Barack Obama enjoyed similar...
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