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Month: June 2023

Informed

Supreme Court Leans More Liberal in Recent Rulings, Amid Legitimacy Crisis

Reading Time: 2 minutes There are a number of reasons why the Supreme Court may be issuing more liberal rulings in recent months. One possibility is that the court is simply responding to public opinion. A recent poll found that a majority of Americans support abortion rights and gun control, two issues on which the court has issued conservative rulings in recent years. The court may be feeling pressure to issue rulings that are more in line with public opinion in order to maintain its legitimacy.

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Informed

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Not the Hero Russia Needs

Reading Time: 4 minutes Some have hailed Prigozhin as a hero for challenging Putin, but this is a dangerous miscalculation. Prigozhin is a fascist who has no respect for human rights. The Wagner Group has been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria, Libya, and the Central African Republic. Prigozhin himself has been accused of funding far-right political groups in Europe.

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The Post-Roe Era: Why Women Are Shifting Focus from Dating to Living Their Lives in Peace Without Men

Reading Time: 7 minutes The shifting attitudes towards marriage or long-term romantic relationships with men among single women reflect a deeper societal reckoning with the unequal power dynamics and potential loss of agency that can be associated with traditional relationships. Women don’t want old white men regulating their bodies. 

The larger question is do they want anything to do with men at all? The jury is out on that question. That is not great news for men who want sex, companionship, marriage, or anything else from women. 

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