Author: Anthony Turner
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Discovering My Father’s Hidden Depths: A Tale of Knowledge and Study
During those summers, my father was still alive. Our routine was set: we would leave at eight in the morning for Hale’s Goods, and by nine we would be under the long shade of the oak trees, reading the Times while smoke from a slow-burning fire drifted above us. One morning, I returned home at…
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Ronald Reagan’s Vision of the Creative Society and Its Relevance Today
Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural message as governor of California on January 5, 1967, addressed various issues that continue to recur throughout history. His speech serves as a reminder that lessons from previous eras often apply to our current times. Reagan discussed crime, welfare reform, education, and radicalism on campus, but what stands out is his…
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The Looming Population Crisis: What It Means for Our Future
As a Baby Boomer, I was born during a time when many people were concerned about the population growing too quickly. Nowadays, the opposite is true. Birth rates have plummeted worldwide, and we’re now facing the possibility of a shrinking population. More than two-thirds of the world’s population live in countries where birth rates are…
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California’s Proposed Constitutional Amendment Threatens Economic Stability: SCA 7
California’s government unions have been funding political campaigns for decades, resulting in politicians rubber-stamping union demands, which has had catastrophic consequences for education, fire safety, health care, infrastructure, housing, cost of living, taxes, and crime. Now, lawmakers are poised to give even more power to government-union leaders with State Senator Tom Umberg’s Senate Constitutional Amendment…