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  • Is College Really Getting Easier?

    Is College Really Getting Easier?1

    Have you ever seen those videos of kids learning they made it into the college of their dreams? A lot of ecstatic jumping and hollering is involved, which brings a smile to even the grumpiest of faces. Nevertheless, I can’t help but feel a twinge of unease for these students. Will they waste four years

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  • Is Clinton’s Pay-to-Play the Natural Consequence of Big Government?

    Is Clinton’s Pay-to-Play the Natural Consequence of Big Government?0

    Hillary Clinton has been taking heat for her relationship with the Clinton Foundation. Did individuals and firms making large donations to the Foundation, or paying large speaking or consulting fees to Bill Clinton, get preferred access to Ms. Clinton as Secretary of State? Is there a revolving door between the Clinton campaign and the Foundation’s

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  • Is Civilization Yielding to Barbarism?

    Is Civilization Yielding to Barbarism?0

    Back in 1996, all seemed wonderful. The world was peaceful, the Communists had collapsed, and the economy was booming. Yet during such peaceful times, Samuel Huntington published his famous book The Clash of Civilizations. He concluded with these thoughts: “On a worldwide basis Civilization seems in many respects to be yielding to barbarism, generating the

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  • Is Christianity Making a Comeback?

    Is Christianity Making a Comeback?5

    It’s not news to report that Christianity in America has been in alarming decline for many years – even more dramatically so in Europe, a realm which once was known as Christendom. But a new Pew Research Center poll offers a heartening glimmer of hope and change. The decline of Christian America is indicative of

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  • Is China Sowing The Seeds Of Our Destruction, Literally?

    Is China Sowing The Seeds Of Our Destruction, Literally?0

    On July 24th, the Washington State Department of Agriculture issued a Twitter warning about packages of unidentified seeds, apparently originating from China, being sent to multiple Washington residents, unsolicited. The post set off a wave of similar announcements from a number of U.S. states, instructing recipients not to plant any seeds they did not order.

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  • Is Capitalism Good for the Poor?

    Is Capitalism Good for the Poor?0

    Critics frequently accuse markets and capitalism of making life worse for the poor. This refrain is certainly common in the halls of left-leaning academia as well as in broader intellectual circles. But like so many other criticisms of capitalism, this one ignores the very real, and very available, facts of history. The biggest gains in

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