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Republicans Have Always Dictated What Americans Can Think, Smoke, and Do with Their Money

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Democrats may want to censor what Americans can read and watch, but it is comical to hear Republicans complain about it, since they have always dictated what Americans can think, smoke, and do with their money. Late last month, Democratic Representatives Anna Eschoo and Jerry McNerney, both of California, and both senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, sent a letter to “12 cable, satellite, and streaming TV companies urging them to combat the spread of misinformation and requesting more information about their actions to address misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies spread through channels they host.” Reads the letter, Our country’s public discourse is plagued by misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies.... Nearly half of Americans get their news primarily from TV. However, not all TV news sources are the same. Some purported news outlets have long been misinformation rumor mills and conspiracy theory hotbeds that produce content that leads ...

The Patriot Party Platform

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Within a week after moving out of the White House, Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Office of the Former President.” According to an official statement dated January 25, “The Office will be responsible for managing President Trump’s correspondence, public statements, appearances, and official activities to advance the interests of the United States and to carry on the agenda of the Trump Administration through advocacy, organizing, and public activism.” Near the end of his term in office, Trump broached the idea of starting a new political party called the “Patriot Party,” but later expressed his intention to instead help Republicans win back control of the House and Senate in the 2022 midterm election. Since then, several groups have claimed to start new “Patriot” parties, most notably the San Antonio-based MAGA Patriot Party, which filed a statement of organization with the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The designated agent for the new party, ...

Marijuana Wins

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Who really won the 2020 election? Was it Donald J. Trump or Joseph R. Biden? This is a question that will be argued for years to come. And because it is a highly partisan political question, it may never result in a satisfactory answer. There was one clear winner in the 2020 election, though, and it wasn’t Trump or Biden. This winner has won several times before, including a big win in the 2016 and 2018 elections. The one clear winner was marijuana. Ballot measures There were ballot measures relating to marijuana that people in five states had the opportunity to vote on, on election day. Voters in two states (Mississippi and South Dakota) had to decide whether their states would allow the legalization of marijuana for medical use; voters in four states (Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota) had to decide whether their states would allow the legalization of recreational marijuana. (South Dakotans had the opportunity to vote on ...

What Is Good for Students Might Be Bad for Taxpayers

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The federal Department of Education was created in 1979 by Jimmy Carter and his Democratic-controlled Congress. It was established by the Department of Education Organization Act of 1979 that split the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare into the departments of Education, and Health and Human Services. It began operation in May 1980. Conservatives generally opposed the creation of this ...