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  • Fibbing Fauci Shows He’s Just Another Crisis-Loving Intellectual

    Fibbing Fauci Shows He’s Just Another Crisis-Loving Intellectual0

    A few months into the COVID pandemic, an acquaintance of mine got an adorable puppy and named it… Fauci. Admittedly, it is kind of a cute name for a dog. But after the past several days’ news reports, I’m wondering whether my acquaintance will choose a new moniker for that poor puppy sometime soon. For

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  • Fewer Teenagers Have A Job, and That’s a Problem

    Fewer Teenagers Have A Job, and That’s a Problem0

    In the summer of 1995, I took my first full-time job. It was seasonal work at Lake Arrowhead, a golf course about 20 minutes from my parents’ house. I couldn’t legally drive yet—I was only 15—but a friend who had also applied offered to drive us both if we got hired, and we did. That

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  • Fewer Doctors Are Telling Patients They’re Overweight

    Fewer Doctors Are Telling Patients They’re Overweight0

    Not long ago, I heard a story of how a woman was incensed over the fact that a doctor told her to lose weight. It was gently pointed out to this person that it’s generally a doctor’s job to recognize health issues and bring them to a patient’s attention, even when those issues aren’t what

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  • Fewer Children Today are Playing the Piano

    Fewer Children Today are Playing the Piano0

    • September 30, 2015

    The AP reported back in January that piano sales in the U.S. have dramatically declined. According to the story, in 1909, more than 364,500 new pianos were sold in the U.S. Now, only between 30,000 and 40,000 are sold annually. What are the reasons behind the decline? In part, it’s because modern piano restoration is

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  • Fewer Americans Think College is Necessary for a Middle Class Life

    Fewer Americans Think College is Necessary for a Middle Class Life0

    In this day and age, to be a middle class citizen in the U.S. is about as American as one can get. Such a classification usually means one has a decent job, a moderate house, and a nice family, among other things. But according to a recent Pew Research report, Americans are beginning to think

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  • Fetishizing Victimhood: How Colleges Promote Psychological Frailty

    Fetishizing Victimhood: How Colleges Promote Psychological Frailty0

    • November 10, 2016

    Administrators at the University of Florida recently notified students that a 24-hour counseling hotline is available to anyone who feels offended by Halloween costumes. Other colleges, in an attempt to pre-empt the psychological threat of offensive costumes, have created and distributed Halloween costume guidelines to help students make appropriate choices if they decide to dress

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