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The Strange Death of Comedy

Tell a joke now and who knows who you might offend? Identity politics is taking the fun out of just about everything. This is – no fooling – a very serious problem. Actor/Comedian Owen Benjamin explains in this short 4-minute video why and what needs to be done about it.

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Noncitizens across U.S. find it easy to register to vote, cast ballots

Click here: Russian national surprised to be on voter rolls in San Francisco
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Democrat Leaders embrace noncitizen voting: ‘I think this is another good step forward’

Click here: Forget the Russian government — foreign nationals are increasingly gaining the ability to influence American elections more directly. They’re being granted the right to vote. From Boston, where the city council is debating the move, to San Francisco, where noncitizens gained the right earlier this month in school-board elections, jurisdictions are looking to expand the boundaries of the electorate beyond its citizens.

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More and More of What We Do Depends on Government Permission. That’s not a recipe for a free country.

Click here: The granting or withholding of that approval is a powerful lever over our lives. Do you have permit for that? If you want to keep that permit, you’d better do as you’re told. Increasingly, that’s the theme of modern America. More and more of what we do is dependent on permission from the government. That permission, unsurprisingly, is contingent on keeping government officials happy. Rub those officials the wrong way and they’ll strip you of permission to travel the roads, leave the country, or even make a living.
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Study: TV’s War Against Trump’s Immigration Enforcement Agenda

Click here: During the 18 months of the Trump presidency, immigration has received more airtime on the three broadcast evening news shows than any other policy topic. The networks’ coverage has been relentlessly hostile to the administration (92% negative, just 8% positive). The next-most-covered topic, the nuclear confrontation with North Korea, garnered 719 minutes of airtime, or about 4 1/2 fewer hours of coverage than immigration..
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Why the 3/5ths Compromise Was Anti-Slavery

Is racism enshrined in the United States Constitution? How could the same Founding Fathers who endorsed the idea that all men are created equal also endorse the idea that some men are not? The answer provided in this short 5-minute video by Carol Swain, former professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, may surprise you.

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Here’s Why Buying a Used Car is So Expensive in the United States

Buying a used car? Here’s Why Buying a Used Car is So Expensive in the United States. Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years, tells you why in this short 7-minute video. Why are used cars are so expensive? Tips to buying a used car. Why buying a used car from a dealer can be so expensive. Why buying used cars from a private individual can save you a bunch of money.

 

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How much public money goes to support private schools in Iowa?

Click here: The Des Moines Register newspaper claims Iowa has spent nearly $500 million in public money to support private schools and home school programs since 2008.
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Britain’s Gun Control Fails to Reduce Crime

Click here: Britain’s crime crisis IS real: Killings soar to highest level for TEN YEARS and knife crime surges to seven-year high – while no one is charged in nine out of ten crimes

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Venezuela Just Another Socialist Failure in a Long Line of Socialist Failures

Click here: Venezuelans rely on ‘dog cart’ transports as buses succumb to socialist economic crisis