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Elizabeth Warren might never live down the charge of falsely claiming Native American roots. The controversy emerged during the Democrat’s successful Senate run in Massachusetts in 2012, and it continues to dog her. In the throes of the 2016 presidential race, then-candidate Donald Trump tagged her with the nickname Pocahontas, and he has trotted it out virtually every chance he gets — even at a White House ceremony to recognize Native American soldiers who fought in some of the fiercest battles of World War II. Warren’s central offense dates back to the mid 1980s, when she first formally notified law...

What would you say if you found out that our public schools were teaching children that it is not true that it’s wrong to kill people for fun or cheat on tests? Would you be surprised? I was. As a philosopher, I already knew that many college-aged students don’t believe in moral facts. While there are no national surveys quantifying this phenomenon, philosophy professors with whom I have spoken suggest that the overwhelming majority of college freshman in their classrooms view moral claims as mere opinions that are not true or are true only relative to a culture. What I...

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A Time for Courage If Clinton is to fulfill his mandate for change, he will have to be honest about uncomfortable truths and brave in making tough choices. By WALTER ISAACSON Nov. 16, 1992 CHANGE, BILL CLINTON SAID AGAIN AND again during his long trek to the White House, does not come easily. It will take courage, their own courage, for Americans to choose a new course. Now that they have made that choice, it is Clinton's turn to be courageous. With his computer-like mind and his joyous addiction to pressing the flesh, Clinton was a brilliant campaigner. Almost too...

Reagan’s image improved substantially in the years after he left office Princeton, NJ – Ronald Reagan, the nation's 40th president, became one of the nation's most revered public figures in recent years, a distinct turnabout from the more routinely average ratings he received while he served in office between 1981 and 1989. Reagan's job approval ratings in his first years in office were hurt by the bad economy, and the last years of his administration were marred by the negative fallout from what came to be known as the Iran-Contra affair. Nevertheless, Americans have more recently upgraded their retrospective approval...

An anonymous Associated Press staff writer today (Feb 29, 9:35am) released a "hit piece" on California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, trying to "stir the pot" on the politically motivated groping allegations that were lodged against him just prior to the recent recall election. The anonymous AP staffer claimed that "Linnea Harwell... alleged that Schwarzenegger made unwanted sexual advances toward her in 1998", and that the governor later dismissed the numerous allegations which surfaced close to the election as "old news". Schwarzenegger married Maria Shriver in early 1986, which would have had Schwarzenegger cheating on his wife more than 12 years after...