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  • Is It Time to Kiss the Nuclear Family Goodbye?

    Is It Time to Kiss the Nuclear Family Goodbye?0

    Is the nuclear family finished? Given the decline of marriage over the past five decades and the rise of cohabiting and single parenthood, as well as childlessness, it might seem so. The demise of the traditional family might even be welcomed by a few progressives. But we should not easily kiss goodbye to an institution

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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 to Admit That Divorce Hurts Kids Big Time?

    Is it Time to Admit That Divorce Hurts Kids Big Time?33

    In May of this year, the Institute of Family Studies reported on groundbreaking research about the effects of divorce on children and families. The short version? It’s not good. But that shouldn’t surprise those of us who believe there’s a reason that marriage is among the oldest human institutions. The study by Andrew Johnston, Maggie Jones, and Nolan Pope used tax

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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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