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    The Green New Deal is laughably unrealistic. Implementing even a tenth of the plan would destroy the U.S. economy and impoverish tens of millions of people.

    The Green New Deal is proof that environmentalists can’t do math

    Guest Contributor -
    Perhaps this college cheating scandal will help us realize that our young people are the ones who will have to deal with the results of our bad parenting.

    College cheating scandal reveals bad parenting at its worst

    Rich Manieri -
    California Gov. Newsom becomes the fourth governor to issue a moratorium on the death penalty, joining executives in Oregon, Colorado, and Pennsylvania.

    California and the death penalty

    Peter Funt -
    The conservative Family Research Council's overwhelming interest in promoting families extends little further than a woman's womb.

    There’s nothing pro-family about the Family Research Council

    John Micek -
    Republicans are gleeful spectators to witness Democrats shredding one another over pledging fealty to socialism, which most Americans reject.

    Democrats have a socialism problem

    Guest Contributor -
    Graduating high school seniors should look carefully at the costs and benefits of a university education. University officials may not tell you the truth.

    An open letter to graduating high school seniors

    Guest Contributor -
    Half the shoppers in our supposed new cashless society will be in debtors' prison after maxing out their third cards.

    Are you ready for a cashless society?

    Danny Tyree -
    The Dad Dance is an endearing interlude in the dance show when fathers of drill team members take the stage for a spectacle of comedic humiliation.

    Dancing with the dads

    Guest Contributor -
    More immigration simply leads to more income inequality. As corporations demand more cheap labor, they are laying off thousands of workers.

    More immigration is incompatible with layoffs, automation

    Joe Guzzardi -
    Strap on your seat belts extra tight, everybody. This nation is stuck on a rollercoaster of spin with a minimum of two years before we can get off.

    America is stuck on a rollercoaster of spin

    Will Durst -
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