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Fish Don’t Know They Are Wet

J. Budziszewski mercatornet.com Dr J Budziszewski is a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin, where he also teaches courses in the law school and the religious studies department.  He specializes in political philosophy, ethical philosophy, legal philosophy, and the interaction of religion with philosophy.

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YouTube Removes Trump Interview

YouTube Removes Trump Interview

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. YouTube removed an interview with former President Donald Trump for election “misinformation.” Fortune magazine

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How to Break Free of “Framing”

As I’ve discussed before, much of the evils of the present can be laid to the fact that a great many people have just stopped listening to one another. Instead of discourse (let alone “civil”), on almost every issue, we’ve become divided into two warring echo-chambers. This is

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Twitter Demanded That I Tell a Lie

Twitter Demanded That I Tell a Lie

Robin Koerner brownstone.org This is the most censorious time of my life. Considering how old I am, that’s saying something – but not anything that will surprise anyone who isn’t rooting for the censors. But now, returning to an age of “just censorship” seems like a return to

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Russian Media Nuked by YouTube

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. YouTube blocked all Russian media outlets globally. Previously, YouTube only blocked RT and Sputnik’

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Fear Is the Key to Compliance

Fear Is the Key to Compliance

A BFD Transcript Rodney: Ordinarily, and rightly so, leaders go out of their way to calm a population, particularly when you confront a catastrophe and leaders want to calm you, want to explain to you that we can get through this, that it’s under control and we’ve faced

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Mood Swing Against The Government

Mood Swing Against The Government

A BFD Transcript Leighton: Rodney Hide, a parliamentarian for 15 years, some would say a successful one, others might argue. “He left his mark”, is probably the most important point, and he continues to do so, albeit that he is retired from politics. He has moved into a part of

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They Mustn’t Think For Themselves

They Mustn’t Think For Themselves

A BFD Transcript Leighton Smith: Rodney Hide, ex-politician in parliament for 15 years, leader of the ACT party for a number of those. He falls into the group of people with whom I love to have conversation. Rebellion or protest, call it what you want, support or otherwise, it makes

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Should the Govt Shut Down Free Speech?

Should the Govt Shut Down Free Speech?

A new survey has found two thirds of Kiwis are worried about the extent of misinformation being peddled online. Is it time for Parliament to stop pretending deliberate and provably wrong disinformation is legitimate free speech and instead recognise it as harmful and take action against it? Stuff ** The below

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Offering Help May Soon Be a Crime in Spain

righttolife.org.uk Spanish legislators in the Congress of Deputies have approved legislation that will make offers of assistance, practical support and prayer outside abortion clinics punishable by imprisonment. The Congress of Deputies voted by 204 to 144 in favour of an amendment to the country’s penal code. The

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Attack Is the Best Means of Defence

Attack Is the Best Means of Defence

Guy Hatchard hatchardreport.com Dr Guy Hatchard is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. He was formerly a senior manager

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Stan ‘Tan’ Grant Enforces the Narrative

Stan ‘Tan’ Grant Enforces the Narrative

There are a couple of people I follow on Facebook whom I regard as barometers of “What the Karens are thinking”. They’re all very middle-class, middle-aged white women, who all read The Secret, post a stream of photos of what they’re eating and drinking in chic cafes, and

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We’ve All Stopped Listening to Each Other

We’ve All Stopped Listening to Each Other

Many years ago, I had a friend who had a disconcerting habit of listening. Disconcerting? you are surely asking. Well, yes: in conversation, he would sit still, look you in the eye, and not say a thing until you’d finished talking. It was a disconcerting habit, as I say,

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Lessons for New Zealand

Lessons for New Zealand

Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com Dr Muriel Newman established the New Zealand Centre for Political Research as a public policy think tank in 2005 after nine years as a Member of Parliament. A former Chamber of Commerce President, her background is in business and education. The shock invasion of the

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Classic Stossel: The Birth of Cancel Culture

Classic Stossel: The Birth of Cancel Culture

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The BFD Nightcap

The BFD Nightcap

Rebel News spoke with Pastor Art over the phone from within the Calgary Remand Centre where he is being held. !function(r,u,m,b,l,e){r._Rumble=b,r[b]||(r[b]=function(){(r[b]._=r[b]._||[]).push(arguments);if(r[b]._.length==1){l=u.createElement(m)

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