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Laughter Will Win Against Totalitarianism
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Laughter Will Win Against Totalitarianism

The gray, gloomy days of November have set in, and this year it seems harder than ever to banish them. I was feeling the oppression of these gray days when a note from a friend landed in my inbox. He made some joke in relation to election voter fraud and suddenly I found myself giggling....

New Online ‘Mating Sites’ Skip the Soulmate
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New Online ‘Mating Sites’ Skip the Soulmate

Boomer parents are frustrated by their lack of grandchildren. Meanwhile, millennials complain about the lack of romantic partners.   Never fear, technology has provided a solution! No longer must millennials date to find the love of their life, marry, and have children. Now they can shop online to find the perfect person to breed with before...

Fighting Propaganda One Family at a Time
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Fighting Propaganda One Family at a Time

Many years ago, my family was partway through dinner on a Monday night when there was a knock at the door. Answering it, my father found—to his great surprise—one of the gubernatorial candidates for our state. This candidate was locked in a close primary battle, and, discovering he had some extra time between meetings, decided...

Facebook Throttles Outsider Voices on Election Eve
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Facebook Throttles Outsider Voices on Election Eve

Facebook has removed its mask and is playing censor-in-chief on the eve of the 2020 election. On Monday morning, we found that none of the scheduled weekend posts of our alternative web publication, Intellectual Takeout, were released to the public. When attempting to post new material, Facebook informed us that restrictions are now in place...

Books in Brief: October 2020
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Books in Brief: October 2020

Retroculture: Taking America Back, by William S. Lind (Arktos Media; 212 pp., $18.95). One of the editors of this publication practically laughed in my face when I recently proclaimed myself a “city girl.” “You’re not a city girl,” he snorted, “you are Little House on the Prairie all the way!” Had he read Bill Lind’s latest,...