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  • Why Grandparents Are Raising Their Grandchildren More Often

    Why Grandparents Are Raising Their Grandchildren More Often0

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  • Why Grad Rates are Meaningless

    Why Grad Rates are Meaningless0

    In a recent Intellectual Takeout piece, Daniel Lattier pointed out that colleges are now having to deal with incoming “book virgins”. To gain admittance to college in the 17th century, students had to be able to read and translate various Latin authors on sight. 100 years ago, students were required to have read various classical works

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  • Why Governments Shouldn’t Even Fund Schools

    Why Governments Shouldn’t Even Fund Schools1

    Education reporters frequently make the claim that government ought to fund and operate educational institutions because schooling is a public good. However, since schooling fails both conditions required for a public good to exist, schools should not be publicly operated. Schooling is Not a Public Good According to the economic definition, a public good is

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  • Why Government? We’re Not Angels

    Why Government? We’re Not Angels0

    As we enter into another presidential election season that will be filled with arguments about what government should and should not do, we would be wise to keep in mind that the structure and role of our government is rooted in a particular understanding of human nature. For much of the West’s history, man was

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  • Why Government Is the Biggest Obstacle to Educational Freedom

    Why Government Is the Biggest Obstacle to Educational Freedom2

    In Massachusetts where I live, average private school tuition hovers around $23,000. For secular private schools, the cost is typically much higher, with Boston-area private school tuition often exceeding $40,000. This price tag is way too high for most families to afford, but emerging microschools are typically a fraction of the cost of other private education

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  • Why Good Books Are Better When You Talk About Them

    Why Good Books Are Better When You Talk About Them0

    What do you do when you finish reading with children, say, at bedtime? Perhaps what many parents do — just close the book, kiss your child goodnight, ruffle their hair, and turn out the light. To be sure, that emotionally intimate time of reading together is a precious experience — the pleasure of a good

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