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  • Why I Chose a Liberal Arts Major

    Why I Chose a Liberal Arts Major0

    This August, I leave for my freshman year at a school called Thomas Aquinas College. I’m pretty excited about my choice. It’s in California, it’s gorgeous… and you probably haven’t heard of it. I would love to talk to people about it, if it weren’t for one thing: Thomas Aquinas College has only one major

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  • Why I Am Not Raising My Daughters to be Feminists

    Why I Am Not Raising My Daughters to be Feminists0

    HuffPost reported recently on a project created by photographers and partners Sham Hinchey and Marzia Messina called “Dear Daughters,” in which 22 men posed for artsy portraits with their daughters, ages eight to eleven, and chatted informally but a little awkwardly, with them about feminism. As you might expect from HuffPost, a half-hour video of the process depicts

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  • Why I am Not a Socialist

    Why I am Not a Socialist0

    I share a lot of the concerns and goals of those who describe themselves as “socialists.” More health care and housing for poor people? Great. More educational opportunities for the least well-off? Absolutely. A cleaner environment? Sure thing. Gender and racial equality? Immediately, please. Why, then, am I not a socialist? As political and economic ideas

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  • Why I am Not a Libertarian

    Why I am Not a Libertarian0

    Libertarians are good at explaining why the market works and why government fails, and they have made important policy initiatives in areas such as school choice. On the other hand, they actively oppose laws prohibiting obscenity, protecting unborn children, promoting marriage, limiting immigration, and securing American citizens against terrorists. These positions flow from core principles

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  • Why Humans Increasingly Are Unaware of Their Ignorance (And Why it’s a Big Problem)

    Why Humans Increasingly Are Unaware of Their Ignorance (And Why it’s a Big Problem)1

    “Has there ever been a time in the world’s history when people were more sure of their opinions?” asks Jim Ferrell of the Arbinger Insitute. Ferrell observes, “We become set in our opinions precisely because we have lost sight of the fact that they are merely opinions…our culture is suffering from what one might call

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  • Why Hollywood Attempts to Silence Dissident Women

    Why Hollywood Attempts to Silence Dissident Women0

    Amy Sherman-Palladino’s writing is full of witty, sharp dialogue that makes you need to rewind a couple times every episode to make sure you caught exactly what was being said. Usually, it’s brilliant. In her Emmy-winning Amazon series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Sherman-Palladino has created two dynamic female characters: polished upper West Side housewife Midge

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