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  • Why Economic Education Is Essential for Young Americans

    Why Economic Education Is Essential for Young Americans0

    In order to fulfill the requirements of my undergraduate program, I had to complete six credits in economics. Sitting in my “intro to microeconomics” class, I slowly began dying inside after being faced with slide after slide of supply and demand curves and textbook problem sets that seemed to always involve the avocado market for

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  • Why Eating Healthy is so Damn Hard (and Arguably Pointless)

    Why Eating Healthy is so Damn Hard (and Arguably Pointless)0

    About 15 years ago, when I was in graduate school, a roommate of mine watched in horror as I salted a slice of pizza. He was a medical student, and many intelligent educators and textbooks had instructed him on the dangers of table salt. “Do you know what that salt is doing to your body?”

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  • Why Eastern European Conservatism Is Different

    Why Eastern European Conservatism Is Different10

    Eastern Europe is by far the most conservative region of the Western world. The Russian Federation has arguably the least liberal system of government in all of Europe, and the nations of the Visegrád Group—Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary—form a right-wing bloc within the European Union that resists the progressive agenda coming from Brussels. From

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  • Why Easter Is Called Easter, and Other Little-Known Facts About the Holiday

    Why Easter Is Called Easter, and Other Little-Known Facts About the Holiday0

    (This story was originally published by Intellectual Takeout on April 13, 2017.) On April 21, Christians will be celebrating Easter, the day on which the resurrection of Jesus is said to have taken place. The date of celebration changes from year to year. The reason for this variation is that Easter always falls on the

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  • Why Early Marriage Is Better Than We Thought

    Why Early Marriage Is Better Than We Thought0

    Classic short stories are one of my great loves. There’s no better avenue to a quick emotional payoff or a poignant lesson than a tale that is so powerful it has survived through history. A poster child for such stories is “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry, which first made its appearance on

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  • Why Dressing Traditionally Matters

    Why Dressing Traditionally Matters16

    It doesn’t take a fashion designer’s sense to notice the decline of American clothing in the last few decades. The neat suits and dresses of yesteryear have been replaced with stretchy athleisure, the hats and coats vanished in favor of sweatshirts and leggings. Quite honestly, I don’t think fashion and clothing is all that important.

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