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    The FBI arrested 33 rich parents accused of trying to buy their kids' admission to prestigious universities through nefarious means

    Rich is as rich does

    Will Durst -
    Here are some thoughts that should keep you awake at night: "Let a smile be your umbrella." Is somebody trying to destroy the entire raingear industry?

    Thoughts that should keep you awake at night

    Danny Tyree -
    Tucker Carlson shouldn't apologize because he probably has few, if any, regrets about acting like a slimeball on "Bubba the Love Sponge."

    Fox News host Tucker Carlson shouldn’t apologize

    Christine Flowers -
    We have a love/hate relationship with social media. If we want the good stuff, we have to suffer through the bad stuff. But is it worth it? It’s complicated.

    Our love/hate relationship with social media

    Ed Kociela -
    Sure, capitalism is not perfect. But it's worrisome that capitalism is quickly losing favor, with 51 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds now favoring socialism.

    Erasing capitalism? Consider the pencil first

    Tom Purcell -
    Electric vehicle subsidies aren't making America noticeably greener. They're just padding rich people's pockets.

    Electric vehicle subsidies don’t help the environment

    Guest Contributor -
    What energy has to do with national security is that self sufficiency makes us immune to manipulation by foreign entities like Russia and OPEC.

    What energy has to do with national security

    Guest Contributor -
    When Republicans cut tax rates, tax receipts actually increase rather than decrease, and the federal deficit doesn't spike as some predicted it would.

    Republicans cut tax rates, tax revenues rise

    Howard Sierer -
    Don't judge a “conservative” by his cover. Many “conservative” voters don't believe in real conservatism any more than the politicians do.

    Don’t judge a “conservative” by his cover

    Michael Shannon -
    The college admissions scam, where the rich pay bribes to get their kids into top colleges, is only the tip of what is said to be a really dirty iceberg.

    The cheating parents of California

    Michael Reagan -
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