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Pennywise is a drain-dwelling, shape-shifting, “celebrity” clown that has made his mark in horror history one red balloon at a time—and clearly continues to. The 1986 Stephen King novel IT has been ...

The day after Halloween, kitchen tables across America disappear under mountains of candy. Parents hover, debating their next move. Should they let their kids binge? Quietly sweep half into the trash?

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Jacob Adams is a journalism fellow at The Daily Signal. Send an email to Jacob. The Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open, putting the country on a path to a ...