In "Lectures on Ethics" -- a collection of essays based on trannoscriptions of lecture notes to students -- the 18th-century German philosopher Immanuel Kant wrote that we must "judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." What might Kant say about a president who allows his dog...

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An Ivy League college with a sticker price of more than $83,000 is offering its students the chance to be drag queens. Princeton University’s s Gender + Sexuality Resource Center posted about the project on Instagram. "Drag University is a new program housed under the mentorship pillar of the Gender...

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Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas had three words of advice after being carjacked at gunpoint Monday night in an upscale neighborhood near Capital Hill: Support law enforcement. Some would argue the lawmaker's record in doing so is mixed. In 2021, Cuellar issued a news release to brag about voting for...

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Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina on Tuesday showed that in his world, being acting speaker of the House means taking action. McHenry sent former Speaker Nancy Pelosi literally packing as he ordered her to leave the private office space she has in the Capitol, according to Politico. The...

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States that made a show of solidarity with illegal immigrants flooding across our borders are having to put their money where their mouths are. According to the Washington Times, federal data tracking 2,572 migrants who were "paroled" in May shows that one in six migrants crossing our borders were headed for...

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A publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has published a study covering the evocatively named "rat lungworm," known in scientific circles as Angiostrongylus cantonensis. As usual with such studies, there was some good news and some bad news. The good news: It's not fatal -- usually....

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A disturbing find dated to early modern Poland shines new light on the paranormal beliefs of some Poles at the time. Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a suspected "child revenant" near the city of Bydgoszcz, according to The New York Times. The findings, linked to researchers of Nicolaus Copernicus University,...

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Former President Donald Trump is being floated as a candidate for speaker of the House after Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California was forced out of the position on Tuesday. McCarthy was ousted following an effort by Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to take him down. Seven other Republicans...

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The new Republican leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives appeared to be taking revenge against Democratic House members for their votes to remove the Republican speaker of the House Tuesday. Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, hand-picked by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to serve as speaker pro...

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Ryan Carson made his name as a social justice warrior in New York City; People Magazine called him "a longtime campaign organizer for New York Public Research Group whose work recently focused on improving recycling and solid waste management." There are other less appealing denoscriptions of Carson's bent politically --...

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Five people were wounded Tuesday night in a shooting at Morgan State University in Baltimore that has police seeking whoever did the shooting. The incident took place at about 9:25 p.m., Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said, according to WBAL-TV. Four men and one woman, all between the ages of...

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Fox News fell victim to a prank call live on the air on Tuesday evening following a shooting in Maryland, when a caller who posed as a witness ripped the network and praised Tucker Carlson. Five people were shot at Morgan State University in Baltimore. WBAL-TV reported four men and...

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Hunter Biden is sporting a new hairdo, and it might not be just an evolution in style. The self-confessed former drug addict showed up for his latest court appearance in Wilmington, Delaware, sporting a very close-cut hairstyle, a different look for the perpetually problematic first son. This morning we saw...

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Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has officially thrown his hat into the ring in the race to replace ousted former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The California Republican became the first speaker to be voted out of the position in the history of the House on Tuesday following a 216-210...

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As the United States buckles under the weight of crippling inflation, soaring crime and an unprecedented illegal immigration crisis, open-ended support for the war in Ukraine is crumbling. Jim Townsend, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for European and NATO policy during the Obama administration, said public sentiment for...

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Isaac Taylor persevered. During six months when work was an eight-mile bike ride away, the 44-year-old pedaled through the heat and rain to get there and back. He walked his kids to school, no matter how his rubbery legs might seem after a 10-hour shift as a security guard. And...

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The influence that former President Donald Trump wields over the Republican Party is unlikely to change any time soon -- but could Trump's role within the party change instead? Right now, Trump is the prohibitive favorite to win the GOP presidential primaries. Many polls have him beating President Joe Biden...

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It's hard to find the upside for President Joe Biden here. Publicly, Democrat confidence in the incumbent president is tepid, at best, despite whatever company line that is being spewed forth by party stalwarts. Privately? Things could be even grimmer for Biden when it comes to his own party, at...

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The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it was "cancelling" an additional $9 billion in student debt owed by Americans who borrowed money to attend college but had not yet repaid it. There is, of course, no such thing as debt cancellation -- debt isn't cancelled; it's only repaid by someone...

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Seduction relies on the perception of beauty. The devil is a master of perception who can make the ugly appear beautiful. This, perhaps, is the greatest deception of the Prince of Lies. Young people are especially vulnerable to this kind of seduction. Raised in a culture that disdains beauty --...

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Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas ripped members of his own party amid the GOP’s ongoing infighting hours before Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker on Tuesday. Roy joined Steve Deace of BlazeTV to discuss his support for McCarthy -- which he said had led to accusations that he...

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