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  • Is it Time to Give Teachers More Autonomy in the Classroom?

    Is it Time to Give Teachers More Autonomy in the Classroom?0

    In a recent article for The Atlantic, author and teacher Timothy Walker ponders the question of what happens when Finnish teachers are placed in American classrooms. Long the poster child of modern western education success stories, the Finnish education system attributes part of its success to more recess and greater teacher autonomy. It is this

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  • Is It Time to Dump the SAT?

    Is It Time to Dump the SAT?0

    Several years ago, a bright 25-year-old told me about her time tutoring those taking the SAT tests in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She worked hard to prep young people for these college admissions tests, demanded much of her students, and set the bar high for herself and them.   One young man, a wealthy foreign-born

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  • Is it Time to Be Honest About Ethanol?

    Is it Time to Be Honest About Ethanol?0

    The federal government imposes a mandate to blend corn ethanol and other biofuels into the nation’s gasoline. This “renewable fuel standard” or RFS raises prices at the gas pump. The “10% Ethanol” sticker you see when filling your tank signals that you are being economically exploited by the government in cahoots with corn farmers. At

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  • Is It Time for International Women’s Day to Lose Its Victimhood Status?

    Is It Time for International Women’s Day to Lose Its Victimhood Status?0

    This International Women’s Day, I recall how I spent it last year — meeting one of the sanest men on the planet, Jordan B. Peterson, during his book tour in Melbourne. Although Peterson is famous for his appeal to young men who have never been told to make their beds, his clear thinking is a

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  • Is it Time for Conservatives to Create an Alternate Culture?

    Is it Time for Conservatives to Create an Alternate Culture?0

    The culture leans sharply left, and in our current, highly-polarized political climate that means conservatives in the arts tend to be treated as outsiders at best and pariahs at worst. Listen to the personal experiences of conservatives in Hollywood, for example, whether “above the line” (the stars, producers and directors) or below it (the rest

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  • Is It Time for a New Renaissance?

    Is It Time for a New Renaissance?0

    • September 21, 2015

    We live in an age that is committed to a form of “progress” that disavows the past. It is an age that paradoxically attempts to build upward by destroying foundations.  Recently, I came across a very brief essay that profoundly touches upon this disturbing trend. The essay is by the 19th century Russian thinker Vladimir

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