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VIDEO: Where Are the Moderate Muslims?

After every terrorist attack, politicians and pundits reassure us that the atrocity does not represent the true beliefs of the “moderate Muslim majority.” But how many moderates are there? And what exactly does “moderate” mean? Military instructor and researcher Hussein Aboubakr explains.

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Environmentalists Are Dead Wrong, Just Look at Their Past Predictions

Click here: Hoodwinking Americans is part of the environmentalist agenda. Environmental activist Stephen Schneider told Discover magazine in 1989: “We have to offer up scary scenarios, make simplified, dramatic statements, and make little mention of any doubts we might have. … Each of us has to decide what the right balance is between being effective and being honest.” In 1988, then-Sen. Timothy Wirth, D-Colo., said: “We’ve got to … try to ride the global warming issue. Even if the theory of global warming is wrong … we will be doing the right thing anyway in terms of economic policy and environmental policy.”
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Graduation & dropout rates up in Iowa

Click here: Iowa Department of Education reports that Iowa has reached an all-time high in graduating high-school students at 91.3 percent. But Iowa’s dropout rate increased from 2.5 to 2.8 percent for the first time in five years.
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VIDEO: American Indians Are Still Getting a Raw Deal

American Indians are the poorest of all of America’s ethnic groups. Why? After all, the government has granted them massive reservations and created entire agencies to look after them. Well, maybe that’s why. Naomi Schaefer Riley, author of “The New Trail of Tears,” explains.

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VIDEO: The Least Diverse Place in America

What is the least diverse place in America? It’s the institution that most actively seeks racial, ethnic, gender, and cultural diversity: the college campus! Colleges want students to look different, but think the same. Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, explains.

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VIDEO: How This Government Agency Hurts Us All

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a recently created federal agency. But what does it do? Who is supposed to help? Is it protecting or hurting consumers? Should we even keep it around? Learn more in this short video.

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Venezuela Reminds Us That Socialism Frequently Leads to Dictatorship

Click here: Venezuela Reminds Us That Socialism Frequently Leads to Dictatorship

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VIDEO: Calling Good People “Racist” Isn’t New: the Case of Ty Cobb

Ruining someone’s name is very easy. So is calling them a “racist.” Take the case of Ty Cobb, one of the greatest baseball players ever. Cobb is known as a racist and a dirty ballplayer. Is it true? Charles Leerhsen, author of “Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty” sets the record straight.

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VIDEO: How Socialism Ruined My Country

Is Bernie Sanders right? Are people living under socialism better off? Brazil is a good case study. Felipe Moura Brasil, a journalist and Veja magazine columnist, explains how his country has fared under socialism.

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VIDEO: Why Isn’t There a Palestinian State?

Why don’t the Palestinians have their own country? Is it the fault of Israel? Of the Palestinians? Of both parties? David Brog, Executive Director of the Maccabee Task Force, shares the surprising answers.