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  • Is Ivanka Making Motherhood Great Again?

    Is Ivanka Making Motherhood Great Again?0

    Is Ivanka Trump America’s Kate Middleton? In this viral photo posted on Ivanka’s Instagram page the day before the Inauguration, America’s new first daughter channels the Duchess rather mightily. In the picture, Ivanka is rocking the whole Duchess package: walking down the red-carpeted steps of a private jet in nude stilettos and a gorgeously tailored

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  • Is it Unconstitutional for Unions to Force Teachers to Pay Dues?

    Is it Unconstitutional for Unions to Force Teachers to Pay Dues?0

    This past Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case known as Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association. The case, advanced by a handful of California public school teachers, argues that teachers should not have to pay dues to unions which bargain for political projects or contract provisions with which they do not agree. But

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  • Is It True That 99% of Women Believe That Their Abortion Was the Right Decision?

    Is It True That 99% of Women Believe That Their Abortion Was the Right Decision?2

    How do women see their past abortions? The received wisdom is that abortion equals unwanted pregnancy: most women want their abortion and are satisfied with their decision. When women are asked at the clinic to participate in follow-up research (as in the famous “Turnaway Study”), researchers cite figures as high as 99 percent for “decision rightness”, interpreted

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  • Is it Time We Stopped Viewing Schools as the Best Parent?

    Is it Time We Stopped Viewing Schools as the Best Parent?0

    When it comes to school, educators always know best, right? This assumption was challenged by Jay Matthews in The Washington Post over the weekend. After reporting on an incident at a high caliber high school where parents felt educators and administrators were not listening to their concerns, Matthews noted: “Failure to tell parents what is

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  • Is it Time We Got Serious about Teaching Logic?

    Is it Time We Got Serious about Teaching Logic?0

    After the first presidential debate of 2016, CNN decided to see what the kids thought of the spectacle. The answer? Not much: “‘I would say it’s a circus,’ said seventh-grader Matthew Wei, who would vote for Trump if he weren’t #tooyoungtovote. ‘This is one of the most bizarre campaigns ever. It’s all about Hillary Clinton

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  • Is it Time to Throw Out Both Democrats and Republicans?

    Is it Time to Throw Out Both Democrats and Republicans?2

    In an election year where a polling firm matched “a giant meteor hitting the earth” against Clinton and Trump – and the asteroid nabbed 13 percent of the vote – it’s time to look for alternatives to the establishment’s political duopoly. And that’s what James Madison recommended: “When the variety and number of political parties

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