Social Issues

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Illustration on past Liberal policy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The father of 23-year-old Sylville Smith, an armed black man who was fatally shot by Milwaukee police on Saturday, sparking a wave of violent protests, says his son was a product of bad parenting. (FOX 6)

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Retired WWE wrestler Pat Patterson first came out as gay in the early 1970s, but his sexuality was not acknowledged publicly or in WWE storylines until the season finale of WWE Legends' House, which aired June 12, 2014. (Wikipedia)

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Director, Missile Defense Agency, Vice Adm. James D. Syring holds a press conference in the Pentagon briefing room discussing the President's Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Budget, Feb. 2, 2015. DoD photo by Glenn Fawcett (Released)

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Illustration on biased journalism's impact on liberty by Linas Garys/the Washington Times

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Illustration on Hillary's promised tax increases by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Protesters wave a banner during an attempt to disrupt a federal auction of drilling rights at a hotel in Lakewood, Colorado, on May 12. More than 200 people turned out to protest the Bureau of Land Management sale. (Associated Press)

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In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signed a resolution declaring pornography a public health crisis in Salt Lake City. Research shows that online pornography is warping men's brains, diminishing their sex drives and producing addictive behaviors. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on the electoral impact of a "silent majority" by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the questionable safety of imported Canadian drugs by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to poll abysmally among African-American voters, but the GOP hopes to correct that. (Associated Press)

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The Nationals' Trea Turner has played much of his time at second base but will pivot back to center field once Ryan Zimmerman returns from the disabled list. (Associated Press)

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FILE- In this March 31, 2016, file photo, Baltimore Police Department Officer Jordan Distance stands on a street corner during a foot patrol in Baltimore. Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, repeatedly use excessive force and are not adequately held accountable for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report being presented Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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In this April 29, 2015, file photo, police stand in formation as a curfew approaches in Baltimore. Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, repeatedly use excessive force and are not adequately held accountable for misconduct, according to a harshly critical Justice Department report being presented Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Illustration on unfrozen assets and restitution to Iran's victims by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the need for details in Trump's economic proposals by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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NAACP President Cornell William Brooks and Stephen Green, national director for the NAACP Youth and College Division, were arrested Monday after refusing to leave a sit-in protest at the Virginia office of Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte. (Twitter/@NAACP)

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Sen. Susan M. Collins of Maine. (Associated Press/File)

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In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, photo, Christian women gather at an Assyrian church in Irbil, Iraq, to mourn the death of a member of their community who died in Europe. As operations to retake the militant-held city of Mosul ramp up, Iraqi Christians displaced from the area by the Islamic State group say even a military defeat of the extremists in Iraq, will not make the country safe for minorities again. (AP Photo/Alice Martins) ** FILE **