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  • How Intellectuals Train the Underclass to Feel Helpless

    How Intellectuals Train the Underclass to Feel Helpless1

    Recently a psychologist friend was singing a familiar refrain: “My clients want their problematical circumstances alleviated, but few want to change how they see the world.” Most intransigent among his clients are those with government benefits and mandated weekly therapy. Some have been coming to him for years. Their mindsets are characterized by hopelessness, but

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  • How Illegal Immigration Perpetuates Poverty

    How Illegal Immigration Perpetuates Poverty4

    Immigration remains not only one of our nation’s most pressing issues but also one of the most divisive. The common media narrative boils this topic down to say that progressives are kind and welcoming to those experiencing hardship while conservatives are cold-hearted monsters. Sadly, this narrative hides a much more sinister reality: Charitable immigration can

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  • How Ideological Polarization Harms Society

    How Ideological Polarization Harms Society0

    I recently overhead a friend of mine disgustedly muttering at his phone. Contrary to what one might think, his disgust was not over problems with his hand-held device; instead, it was over a notification he had just received from Reddit. The notification explained that he had been banned from the board entitled “Black Lives Matter.”

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  • How Ice Cream Won the Cold War

    How Ice Cream Won the Cold War0

    Richard Nixon stood by a lemon-yellow refrigerator in Moscow and bragged to the Soviet leader: “The American system,” he told Nikita Khrushchev over frosted cupcakes and chocolate layer cake, “is designed to take advantage of new inventions.” It was the opening day of the American National Exhibition at Sokol’niki Park, and Nixon was representing not

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  • How I’m Preparing My Children for World War III

    How I’m Preparing My Children for World War III13

    No one wants to see their child go off to war. But as a former intelligence officer and mother of two young sons, I’ve given a lot of thought to, well, the topic of war. I’ve considered the possibility that, if a global conflict broke out, my sons may find themselves suddenly called upon to

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  • How I Paid Off $20,000 in Debt in 6 Months

    How I Paid Off $20,000 in Debt in 6 Months2

    It seems as if it’s almost impossible for Millenials and GenZ to get ahead financially these days. Record inflation, insane gas prices, and a tough housing market are just a few of my generation’s hurdles on top of the student loan and mental health crises. As a fully remote worker even before the pandemic, I

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