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750 Unmarked Graves Found At Second Canadian Residential School
Residential school survivors have shared horrific accounts of abuse, neglect, and difficulties getting documents from the Catholic Church
Weekend Plans Post: The Barometer
A funny Abercrombie and Fitch story, a ring of fire, and some rain.
OT Contributor Network: En Route Podcast w/Dennis Sanders on Southern Baptist Convention
The latest podcast from OT contributor Dennis Sanders has Andrew Donaldson talking about the Southern Baptist Convention and Afghanistan.
Supreme Court, The First Amendment, and The Cursing Cheerleader: Read It For Yourself
SCOTUS ruled 8-1 that a Snapchat video of a cheerleader telling her school to go…well, anyway she has a first amendment right to do so.
Thursday Throughput: Not So Fat Obesity Edition
The turn-of-the-century predictions of skyrocketing obesity proved incorrect and the scale we are using to judge health appear to be a few pounds too light
Hayek, In Practice
The curious task is the job of people like Hayek – F.A., not Selma – to explain the limits of fiscal and monetary policy to affect behavior
Power to the People: Three Election Changes to Pull Us Together
None of these election ideas are new. You have likely heard of all three of them. The key is putting them together to make a cohesive whole.
The Bat-Cow: Batman Goes To The Moo-vies
The biggest question will be whether the Super Pets movie will mark the cinematic debut of the Batman family’s weirdest member—the Bat-Cow.
Of Mottes, and Baileys, and Critical Race Theory
When people say “Critical Race Theory”, they’re probably referring to either a motte or a bailey. So, when it comes to CRT…what is it?
Workers Leaving Retail Jobs in Record Numbers
A twist on the “we can’t hire anyone” headlines: Some workers are not moving out of the job market, but up and out of retail jobs.
The Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax Would be a Tax from Hell
The Vehicle Miles Traveled Tax concept seems designed to alienate virtually every side of the political spectrum. So how would it work?
Supreme Court Unanimous In Favor of NCAA Student-Athletes: Read It For Yourself
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the student-athletes against the NCAA, with Justice Neil Gorsuch delivering the opinion
OT Contributor Network: Heard Tell Podcast Portland IRL w/Burt Likko and Tod Kelly
The latest Heard Tell podcast from Andrew Donaldson has two guest very familiar to Ordinary Times as Burt Likko and Tod Kelly talk Portland.
Fulton v City of Philadelphia: In Which SCOTUS Takes 110 Pages to Accomplish Almost Nothing
The justices who fear that the decision in Fulton v. Philadelphia has only ensured that the case is just beginning are likely correct.
OT Contributor Network: En Route Podcast from Dennis Sanders
Dennis decides to keep sharing German words this week as he talks about what it means to rebuild or reconstruct the fabric of American life
