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National School Walkout Day, 19 years after Columbine

19 years after Columbine, not much has changed. As kids across the country leave class to protest school violence in National Walkout Day, let us reflect on how we got here.

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The Magic of Ben Shapiro

How Ben Shapiro helped build a conservative movement Trump could thrive in.

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Barbara Bush, Randa Jarrar, and the Outrage of Free Speech

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LeeEsq

+ After the Civil War, succession became a dead letter. You can get into the Union but it will take really extraordinary circumstances to get out. [. . .]

After the Civil War, succession became a dead letter. You can get into the Union but it will take really extraordinary circumstances to get out. Federalism and the Constitution also makes internal administrative reform really difficult. The state boundaries are what they are. In a weaker federal system like India or in a centralized state like France, you can adjust boundaries as you see fit. Not in the United States.

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Yes California? #Calexit Returns

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Zac Black

+ I also think it'd be wildly selfish of California to do so; if they did they'd be massively screwing the rest of the country in [. . .]

I also think it'd be wildly selfish of California to do so; if they did they'd be massively screwing the rest of the country in exchange for relatively little benefit, at least as far as I can tell.

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Yes California? #Calexit Returns

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Zac Black

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