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Bathroom Break

John C. Seiler

On January 1, the state imposed on children Assembly Bill 1266, mandating that all bathrooms, gym showers, and sports teams in public schools be open to everyone, regardless of sex.

In April 1904, Scottish geographer Halford Mackinder gave a lecture at the Royal Geographical Society. His paper, “The Geographical Pivot of History,” caused a sensation and marked the birth of geopolitics as an autonomous discipline.

California Surfs Towards Bankruptcy

John C. Seiler

"Beach Blanket Bankruptcy" would be a great name for a 1960’s-style surf movie about California’s state and local finances. Alas, although Frankie Avalon still is with us, the beauteous Annette has gone the way of fiscal solvency.

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Adam’s Myth
Andrei Navrozov | April 16, 2014
Every civilization is measured not by the culture it offers its denizens, but by the one it imposes upon them.
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Brown Revolution in Ukraine: Bloodshed in the East
Eugene Girin | April 15, 2014
The recent rebellion against Brown revolutionary rule in the eastern, Russian-speaking regions of Ukraine erupted in bloodshed today, with four pro-autonomy activists killed in the small city of Kramatorsk.
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SPLC Restrains Itself On Bundy ... Daily Kos Smears Him
Hugh Cadfael | April 15, 2014
The “range war” in Sen. Harry Reid's Nevada between hardscrabble rancher Cliven Bundy and the federal government appears to have ended.
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April 15: Tax slavery day
John Seiler | April 15, 2014
Another year, another April 15 when the government gouges us to the bone.
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