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The Modern Feminist Rejection of Constitutional Government (The Heritage...

(Source: The Heritage Foundation) August 8, 2016 | First Principles Series Report on Political Thought By Christina Villegas Many people assume that it is modern feminism, not the Constitution, that...

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President Trump: Irish writers have their say

While we were sleeping, first we voted into office the ones who watch you drown while very articulately expressing concern; then we tried voting for the ones who kind of like to see you drown. – from...

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Top 10 Conservative Idiots #2-15: Bigly Yuge Private Investigations Edition

Top 10 Conservative Idiots #2-15: Bigly Yuge Private Investigations Edition Welcome back to the Top 10 Conservative Idiots! Now available in single packs! So we got to talk about this Arian Foster...

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The Global Chess Festival 2015

Judit Polgar became a grandmaster in 1992 when she...

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Just because he's smiling doesn't mean he's not sexist

A sexist man is supposed to be easily identified. He is dismissive of female coworkers, makes crude comments about women and openly criticizes the gains of feminism. Yet, a new study shows that sexist...

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Fighting school sexism: feminist theory hits classrooms

Sixteen-year-old feminist Stella Bridie was sick of being called "bossy" and "bitchy" at school. She sees herself as ambitious and assertive. She's unafraid of asking teachers tough questions, and...

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Sexism And The Media: As Election Heats Up, Are We Nearer To Tipping Point...

At the start of what is likely to be the most important feminist election cycle in American history, the role of women in the media has become a constant topic – yet the percentage of female voices...

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I am a Snoop Dogg fan. That doesn’t make me less of a feminist

When I first joined the women’s movement, in the late 1970s, I was sneered at for watching romcoms, for preferring dogs to cats, and – as time went on – refusing to go to Greenham Common. (I like a...

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After 26 years at the top, Judit Polgar surpassed by Chinese chess challenger

She hasn't exactly been dethroned, but Hungarian GM Judit Polgar's reign as the ratings queen of women's chess has finally come to an end after an astonishing 26 years of supremacy. Young Chinese...

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Norwegian keeps chess crown

The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On a dreary, rainy Manhattan night, a huge, happy roar arose in a crowd of chess fans from around the world. Two-time world chess champion, Magnus Carlsen, had just...

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Working trip to Budapest (World Chess Federation)

(Source: World Chess Federation) On January 28, the FIDE President during his working trip to Budapest visited the office of the Hungarian Chess Federation where he met with GM Judit...

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A Queen of Kings: Meet the child prodigy who beat sexism on the black and...

"Before I was born my parents decided that I was going to be a genius." This was the opening line of Judit Polgár's first Ted Talk. She wasn't exaggerating. Judit Polgár was born in Budapest in 1976,...

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Harika’s mantra for women’s world chess championship: Go for gold

The year 2016 was wonderful for women’s sports in India. PV Sindhu secured silver in badminton during the 2016 Rio Olympics while Sakshi Malik won bronze in wrestling. In women’s chess, 2016 was a year...

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Creeps pretending to be feminists

You know the type: the guy whose bio advertises "feminist," who wears the t-shirt and the pink hat, is well-versed in feminist doctrine but rather too eager to harangue women about it rather than get...

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Oxford Dictionaries accused of 'sexist' usage examples including 'rabid...

Oxford Dictionaries has agreed to review the language used in its definitions after coming under fire for sexism. The publisher, part of Oxford University Press, currently prints “a rabid feminist” as...

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Shrill voice of Oxford Dictionary shows grating gender bias

"She's a wild promiscuous good-time girl." Who, you ask. Never mind that: the real question is why. Specifically, why does the Oxford Dictionary have such a misogynistic reflex when it comes to sample...

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Portrait of Judit Polgar in "The Telegraph"

Judit Polgar has retired from tournament chess but...

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Polgar routes Navara 6-2 in ČEZ Chess Trophy

That is not a picture of Judit Polgar with her badly...

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Polgar hits out at Short

British chess master Nigel Short has made a bad opening gambit by saying women are inferior at the game, says former Hungarian Grandmaster Judit Polgar, who has defeated the Briton eight times to...

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Bad News: We’re Sexist

Last year, as Hillary Clinton was gathering the endorsements of a coterie of retired generals and admirals, Angie Maxwell thought one of the long-standing sexist barriers to a female becoming president...

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