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The Food Police

John Stossel video on the food police.

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Xi Jinping Arrives in Moscow in First Visit Since Russia Invaded Ukraine March 20, 2023
The visit marks Xi’s first foreign trip since securing a third term as China’s president earlier this month.
In Defense of Hawkishness on China March 20, 2023
Proponents of a softer stance have so far advanced specious theories.
House Republicans to Demand Testimony from Manhattan DA Staff as Trump Indictment Looms March 20, 2023
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Men Are Men and Women Are Women. Will the Supreme Court Agree? March 20, 2023
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Bianca appeals, &c. March 20, 2023
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Is There Such a Thing as a Good Academic-Activist? March 20, 2023
The problem isn’t that some academics are activists. It’s that some academics do activism badly.
Holly Lawford-Smith
Fantastical Beliefs in a Post-Christian Age March 20, 2023
Without a faith, people must find new sources of meaning, new congregations to which they can belong.
Patrick Parkinson
Why AUKUS Matters March 20, 2023
The deal is is a belated response to the Chinese Communist Party’s mushrooming belligerence.
Aaron Sarin