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The Red Dawn Email Dump: February-March 2020

Brownstone Institute brownstone.org The Brownstone Institute for Social and Economic Research is a nonprofit organisation conceived of in May 2021 in support of a society that minimises the role of violence in public life. The gigantic mess called lockdown began with an email thread called Red Dawn in early

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Govt Cannot Be Trusted With Emergency Powers

Paul Elias Alexander brownstone.org Dr. Paul Alexander is an epidemiologist focusing on clinical epidemiology, evidence-based medicine, and research methodology. He has a master’s in epidemiology from University of Toronto, and a master’s degree from Oxford University. Warning Long read. 1818 words. In the last week, some

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Abortion Has Been Common in the US Since the 18TH Century

Abortion Has Been Common in the US Since the 18TH Century

Treva B. Lindsey The Ohio State University Treva B. Lindsey is a professor who specializes in African American history and popular culture. More specifically, She studies social movements, hip hop, feminism, and violence. State-by-state battles are heating up in the wake of news that the U.S. Supreme

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How Tech Is Encouraging Teens to Read Real Books

Katya Johanson Bronwyn Reddan Leonie Rutherford Deakin University Amy Schoonens Michael Dezuanni Queensland University of Technology Video-sharing app TikTok has been credited with making reading “cool again” among teenagers, through the hashtag #BookTok. Most BookTok posts are playful short videos, no longer than a minute, that match book images

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Predictive AI Makes You a Target

Predictive AI Makes You a Target

John W. Whitehead Nisha Whitehead rutherford.org Constitutional attorney and author John W Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute. His books Battlefield America: The War on the American People and A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State are available at www.amazon.com. Warning Long

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The Palace Papers Paints a Portrait

The Palace Papers Paints a Portrait

Giselle Bastin Flinders University Giselle Bastin has a BA from the University of Adelaide, and a PhD from Flinders University. I am an Associate Professor in English at Flinders University. Warning Long read. 2036 words. Those of us interested in biographies of the House of Windsor have awaited Tina Brown’

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Some Bad Ideas Just Never Go Away

Stephen Hickson University of Canterbury Stephen Hickson is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of Canterbury. He is currently the Director of the Business Taught Masters Programmes. Removing the goods and services tax (GST) from food is not a new idea. Te

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How Private Is Your New Tech?

How Private Is Your New Tech?

Autumn Johnson newsbusters.org Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats. Google announced Wednesday that it launched “Google Pay,” a system that enhanced the company’

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It Has Only Just Begun

Justin Hart brownstone.org Justin Hart is an executive consultant with over 25 years experience creating data-driven solutions for Fortune 500 companies and Presidential campaigns alike. Mr. Hart is the Chief Data Analyst and founder of RationalGround.com which helps companies, public policy officials, and even parents gauge the

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They Won’t Do What They Need to Do to Reduce Inflation

Simon Black sovereignman.com Simon Black, as James Hickman is more commonly known, is the Founder of Sovereign Man. He is an international investor, entrepreneur, and a free man. Warning Long read. 1376 words. By the early Spring of 1696, England was on the brink of a major currency crisis

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Yet Another Reason Why Breast Is Best in 2022

Yet Another Reason Why Breast Is Best in 2022

Laura Rosen Cohen brownstone.org Laura Rosen Cohen is a Toronto writer. Her work has been featured in The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, National Post, The Jerusalem Post, The Jerusalem Report, The Canadian Jewish News and Newsweek among others. She is a special needs parent and also a

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Why Women’s Contraception Is Good for Men

Kimberly Ells mercatornet.com Kimberly Ells is the author of The Invincible Family: Why the Global Campaign to Crush Motherhood and Fatherhood Can’t Win and is a policy advisor for Family Watch International. With the decades-long focus on “women’s right to abortion” now coming to a climax

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EV Supplies Are Running Out

Tom Stacey Anglia Ruskin University Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain and Project Management, and module lead for Sustainable Transportation and Environmental Practice at the faculty of Business and Law at Anglia Ruskin University. The road map to replacing old fashioned carbon-emitting cars with electric vehicles is well developed – at

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Jackson Fond of the Blame Game

Jackson Fond of the Blame Game

Pete Cabell Information Opinion Maori radical Willie Jackson has called ACT leader David Seymour “a useless Maori”. It seems anyone of Maori heritage who does not share Jackson’s extreme views is a “useless Maori”. The problem for Maori radicals like Jackson (who have as much or more Pakeha blood

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They Have Already Reached the End of the Slippery Slope

righttolife.org.uk A 31-year-old disabled woman in Toronto, Canada, is nearing final approval for an assisted suicide after her efforts to find housing appropriate for her disability were unsuccessful. The woman, identified in media reports by the pseudonym Denise, suffers from multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) where common

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