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Feudalism

Sources and acknowledgments

In addition to those quoted in the report, the author would like to thank:Mark Baldassare, Oliver Bernstein, Sarah Bohn, Donna Campbell, Michael Cohen, Anthony Dalton, Erica Grieder, Lina Hidalgo, Matt Hirsch, Jacob Kaufman-Waldron, Ronald Kirk, Cappy McGarr,…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Little Red Riding Hood

Er-in-ne-rungs-kul-tur

Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on the new (old?) Anti-Semitism in my home country. In this context, I felt the need to add that there is another, equally disturbing tendency in Germany: More and more people seem to oppose dealing with the memory of the Ho…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Refugees

Quiz: Are you “gay enough” to get asylum as an LGBTQ refugee?

While the number of countries criminalizing homosexuality has dropped dramatically in the past 50 years, the number of LGBTQ refugees has risen, according to the United Nations. Members of the LGBTQ community overcome extraordinary risks to escape violent re…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Christianity

US Supreme Court rules WW1 cross can remain on state land – BBC News

Image copyrightGetty Images The US Supreme Court has ruled that a concrete cross honouring World War One soldiers can remain on state land, reversing a lower court decision. The American Humanist Association had sued to remove the Bladensburg, Maryland, mon…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Seleção

Manchester City at the Copa América: Part 2

Brazil and Argentina Struggle on Matchday 2 Matchday 2 in the 2019 Copa América saw Brazil and Argentina struggle in their respective groups as both sides were frustrated by weaker opponents. In Group A, hosts Brazil took on Venezuela in what resulted in a go…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Christianity

Supreme Court rules that Maryland ‘Peace Cross’ honoring military dead may remain on public land – The Washington Post

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large cross erected as a tribute to war dead may continue to stand on public land outside Washington in the Maryland suburbs. The justices reversed a lower court that said the cross was an unconstitutional endorsement …

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Christianity

Supreme Court Allows 40-Foot Peace Cross Honoring War Dead on State Property

The state took over the monument and the land under it in 1961. Since then, Maryland has spent more than $117,000 to maintain and repair the memorial. Several area residents and the American Humanist Association sued to remove the cross in 2014, saying they …

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Feudalism

NEO-FEUDALISM: Joel Kotkin: What Do the Oligarchs Have in Mind for Us? “What kind of world do the…

NEO-FEUDALISM: Joel Kotkin: What Do the Oligarchs Have in Mind for Us? “What kind of world do they have in mind for us? Their vision of what our society should look like is not one most peopleon the Left or Rightwould like to see. And yet, unless unchecked, i…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Fortnite

EA Says Loot Boxes Are Just ‘Surprise Mechanics’

The United Kingdoms House of Commons grilled representatives from Electronic Arts and Fortnite developer Epic Games for two and a half hours on June 19. It didnt go well for Epic and EA. When MP Brendan O'Hara asked if loot boxes were ethical, EA took issue w…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Fortnite

What Happens When Your Kids Develop Their Own Gaming Taste

For a beautiful few years, you have near-complete control over what your child plays. You decide whats allowed and when, what to play together, which gems from the past to share with an excited five-year-old. Then a little more time passes, and suddenly the s…

bubmagJune 20, 2019

Sources and acknowledgments

Er-in-ne-rungs-kul-tur

Quiz: Are you “gay enough” to get asylum as an LGBTQ refugee?

US Supreme Court rules WW1 cross can remain on state land – BBC News

Manchester City at the Copa América: Part 2

Supreme Court rules that Maryland ‘Peace Cross’ honoring military dead may remain on public land – The Washington Post

Supreme Court Allows 40-Foot Peace Cross Honoring War Dead on State Property

NEO-FEUDALISM: Joel Kotkin: What Do the Oligarchs Have in Mind for Us? “What kind of world do the…

EA Says Loot Boxes Are Just ‘Surprise Mechanics’

What Happens When Your Kids Develop Their Own Gaming Taste

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