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When #MeToo Comes for Your Kids
False accusations do long-lasting damage
By Pieter Vree | October 17th 2018 3:58 PMIn the wake of Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony during Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearings, her supporters exhorted us to “Believe Women.” That phrase became a rallying cry against sexual assault generally and Kavanaugh specifically. What does it mean to “Believe Women”? In its most basic sense, it means that we…
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Nevermind the Creator's design for humankind
By Pieter Vree | October 15th 2018 6:27 PMStudent protests have become routine, such that nobody takes them seriously anymore. So now, the adults are getting involved — as they did with last April’s walkouts for gun control — approving and supporting their charges’ acts of “defiance” — which really don’t defy anything if everybody is on board…
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