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What Makes America Different?

Is America really that great? Or is the United States just like any other nation? Outsiders tend to be the best judge of character, and Nick Adams, a best-selling Australian author and political commentator, gives an outsider’s view of the USA.

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Which One Are You: Ideologue or Pragmatist?

When it comes to politics, do you have an ideology? Or are you a pragmatist? What’s the difference? Is one better than the other? Jonah Goldberg, Senior Editor for National Review, explains why ideology matters, and why “pragmatism” may not mean exactly what you think it does.

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Dr. Majid Rafizadeh: Why I Renounced Islam, Allah, and Muhammad

Click here: Why I Renounced Islam, Allah, and Muhammad and my challenge to every Muslim.
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Massive turnout at LGBT Gun Training Course

Click here: LGBT turnout for free gun course surprises local shooting range
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The Benefits of Belief

Even if you don’t believe in God, do you wish you did? Even if you’re an atheist or an agnostic, is there still good reason to act religiously? Peter Kreeft, philosophy professor at Boston College, explains why even atheists should want there to be a God, and how acting as if there is one may actually lead to you believing it.

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Homeland Security Official grilled about American Citizen’s Right to Due Process and the Terrorist Watch List

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Another Mass Shooting in a Gun Free Zone

Click here: Florida Pulse Gay Bar Mass Shooting was in a Gun Free Zone

Gun Free Zone Except Bad Guys

Shocking Video: Imam Speaking in Orlando in April Said Gays Must Be Killed Out of ‘Compassion’

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Don’t Follow Your Passion

Should you follow your passion, wherever it may take you? Should you do only what you love…or learn to love what you do? How can you identify which path to take? How about which paths to avoid? TV personality Mike Rowe, star of “Dirty Jobs” and “Somebody’s Gotta Do It,” shares the dirty truth in PragerU’s 2016 commencement address.

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WB School District Honors Retirees

Photo by Dan Hockett Retiring School Nurse Deb Trousil (right) is presented an award by School Board VP Andy Crowner (left) recognizing her for her 24-years of dedicated service. Trousil received a standing ovation by school staff members during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
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Retiring School Nurse Deb Trousil (right) is presented an award by School Board VP Andy Crowner (left) recognizing her for her 24-years of dedicated service. Trousil received a standing ovation by school staff members during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
Photo by Dan Hockett Pamela Dow (right),retiring  Elementary School Secretary, is presented an award by School Board Member Lee Boughton (left) recognizing her for 24-years of dedicated service during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
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Pamela Dow (right),retiring Elementary School Secretary, is presented an award by School Board Member Lee Boughton (left) recognizing her for 24-years of dedicated service during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
Photo by Dan Hockett Kathy Henderson (right), retiring K-12 Talented and Gifted Teacher, is presented an award by School Board VP Andy Crowner (left) recognizing her for 17-years of dedicated service during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
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Kathy Henderson (right), retiring K-12 Talented and Gifted Teacher, is presented an award by School Board VP Andy Crowner (left) recognizing her for 17-years of dedicated service during a retirement ceremony in the High School Auditorium Thursday afternoon.
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Why Did America Fight the Korean War?

What was the Korean War? And why was America involved in such a faraway conflict? Was the United States’ sacrifice–35,000 killed, over 100,000 wounded–worth it? Historian Victor Davis Hanson, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, shares the fascinating story of a transformative war that many have forgotten.