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  1. Absentee Black Father Myth

    By TheSchoolofAthens,   
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  2. Google Eavesdropping Tool Installed WITHOUT Permission Secretly Spying on Users. Do you care?

    By shnugwa,   
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    • 2.3k views

  3. (Un)Affordable Care Act

    By Koroviev,   
    • 2 replies
    • 923 views

  4. Why doesn't my phone work?

    By J. D. Stembal,
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    • 970 views

  5. Angry mob gets it right for once

    By Donnadogsoth,
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  6. Asian Privilege...

    By mlsv2f,
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  7. Not sure if this viedo has done the rounds in the US - The Slap

    By rxcoup,
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  8. The Very Real Economic Costs of Birthright Citizenship

    By Alan C.,
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    • 1.7k views

  9. Teen Suicides in Japan Due to Bullying

    By Alan C.,
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    • 1.5k views

  10. "There is literally a US government conspiracy against vegan mayo"

    By shosh,
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  11. Solution to unaffordable housing is vandalism claims anarchist group

    By FreedomPhilosophy,   
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    • 1.3k views

  12. Violent French protests

    By Hecatonchire,
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    • 1k views

  13. My problem with the way society deals with rape

    By laowai,
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  14. Most Americans have less than $1,000 in savings

    By Alan C.,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views

  15. Ohio tries school barricades

    By AccuTron,
    • 2 replies
    • 972 views

  16. Syrian women want their men to stay

    By Hecatonchire,
    • 2 replies
    • 988 views

  17. A Microcosm of Foreign Aid

    By Brad Sherard,
    • 2 replies
    • 1.1k views

  18. Senators want government to access encrypted communications

    By Alan C.,
    • 2 replies
    • 950 views

  19. Trying to understand the 'refugee' / migrant situation

    By regevdl,   
    • 2 replies
    • 2.1k views

  20. Hundreds of cars torched in French New Year 'tradition'

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 860 views

  21. School Board Member Hits Teen With Car Over Parking Space

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views

  22. Cash transactions ceiling is set to drop to 500 euros

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 855 views

  23. Aaron Swartz, facing prosecution, dies by suicide

    By Magnus,
    • 1 reply
    • 923 views

  24. Co-Sleeping: The Risks and the Benefits - MarksDailyApple.com

    By Bodeswell,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.9k views

  25. Should The State Exist? Minarchy and Anarchy Revisited: Student Debate Session at the 2013 European SFL Conference

    By zg7666,
    • 1 reply
    • 873 views

  26. Cop repeatedly punches restrained suspect in head, fabricates story

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 895 views

  27. Concealed Carry Arrest [Florida]

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  28. Zimbabwe Is Down to Its Last $217

    By ThatAtheistPlace,
    • 1 reply
    • 796 views

  29. Couple faces fine, jail for rescuing, raising deer

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 859 views

  30. 79 year-old widow "tax evader" fined $26M, faces 6 yrs in prison

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  31. FBI Banned from Iceland

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.1k views

  32. Postal Service says it’s immune from local traffic laws

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 1k views

  33. Retirement Savings Accounts Draw U.S. Consumer Bureau Attention

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 742 views

  34. LAPD shoot two innocent people in hunt for killer ex-cop

    By Magenta,
    • 1 reply
    • 862 views

  35. Obama Reacts to Dr. Benjamin Carson's Damning Speech [VIDEO]

    By lifelibertynow,
    • 1 reply
    • 869 views

  36. Gabby Giffords and Propoganda

    By VforVoluntary49,
    • 1 reply
    • 877 views

  37. Ohio Court Upholds Police Entry Into Home Over Failure To Signal Turn

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 768 views

  38. Philly Officer Who Hit Woman At Parade Acquitted

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 818 views

  39. NYC cop said he was ‘dying to taste some girl meat’

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.8k views

  40. People Burnt Alive Because of Religion.

    By LOOSEKANNONN,
    • 1 reply
    • 741 views

  41. Database to track students K through 12

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 705 views

  42. Hobbyist vs. the State: Digitally Archiving Newspapers

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 661 views
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  43. Ohio town of 2200 gets traffic cams, 6600 tickets in the first month

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 736 views

  44. Neo-con Kid

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 742 views

  45. California businesses fuming over retroactive $120M tax grab

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 793 views
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  46. LIVE - Austrian Economics Research Conference 2013 (formerly ASC)

    By zg7666,
    • 1 reply
    • 937 views

  47. New York offers $500 reward for reporting illegal gun owners

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 997 views

  48. FedGovt Still Spending for Civil War, Spanish-American War

    By Alan C.,
    • 1 reply
    • 805 views

  49. French official responsible for implementing new 75% tax was -- wait for it -- hiding his own money.

    By BrianM,
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views

  50. What happened to Injustice Everywhere?

    By Chisleu,
    • 1 reply
    • 889 views
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