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Jane Doe is 38 years old now, but the pain she says she suffered at the hands of a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school English teacher more than 20 years ago remains fresh. "I have nightmares almost every night," she said in her first on-camera interview about her experience. "It's still really hard to talk about it." Jane was referring to inappropriate contact she said she had with a teacher at Gordon S. Hubbard High School in Chicago's West Lawn Neighborhood.

Young women pack out Vauxhall’s pubs on a sunny summer evening. They chat over Diet Cokes, pilsners and passion-fruit-flavoured vapes. Many smoke rollies, some do ket and cocaine. Eyes rarely widen at the mention of such things; bring up the Pill, however, and you elicit a flurry of disdain and lively debate. Once seen as a tool of sexual liberation, the Pill is now often spoken of as a pharmaceutical menace, wreaking havoc with female moods and increasing the risk of cancer. It was first...

Just asking questions? That might become illegal, sort of, in New Jersey. Powerful interest groups there are pushing a bill that would overhaul the state Open Public Records Act (OPRA), making it harder for the public to request government documents—and the legislature might vote on it today. One provision would allow state and local agencies to sue people who request too many documents at once. The bill states that courts can issue a restraining order against requesters who intend to "...

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It’s graduation season, and that means universities, already embroiled in controversy, are trying to avoid creating more during graduation ceremonies. The Ohio State University thought it would be safe to ask alumnus and social entrepreneur Chris Pan to give this year’s keynote speech at commencement. The result was total cringe. On today’s episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey and Aubrey Gulick discuss Pan’s 17-minute speech, which guided graduates in box-breathing drills and sing-along songs all while evangelizing for Bitcoin. Join them to hear their thoughts. Like and share The Spectator P.M. Podcast, and be sure to tune in to our next episode! Read Aubrey and Ellie’s writing here and here. Listen to the Spectator P.M. Podcast with Aubrey Gulick and Ellie Gardey on Spotify. Watch the Spectator P.M. Podcast with Aubrey Gulick and Ellie Gardey on Rumble. READ MORE: The Myth of Student Protest The post <i>The Spectator P.M. Podcast</i> Ep. 47: OSU Grads Sing Through Bizarre Commencement Speech appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.

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