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  • Erasmus’ Beautiful Advice to a Student in 1497

    Erasmus’ Beautiful Advice to a Student in 14970

    Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was one of the greatest scholars the Western world has ever known. A humanist, he played a large role in the revival of classical studies that took place during the Renaissance. In a 1497 letter, Erasmus offered the following 14 pieces of advice to Christian Northoff, the son of a prosperous merchant

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  • Equity: Just another name for Marxism?

    Equity: Just another name for Marxism?0

    Particularly in education, there’s been a shift in terminology away from ‘equality’ and towards ‘equity’. You may have noticed it in the media, on campuses, or in political discussions. Often, a graphic like the one below is used to show the difference:  The image above is similar to other images being used around the country,

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  • Equality Prepared Us for Coronavirus Restrictions

    Equality Prepared Us for Coronavirus Restrictions0

    I caught a small whiff of hope today. This whiff came when a relative of mine received a phone call from the cardiac rehab center at the local hospital. The rehab classes he had been taking following heart surgery were cancelled when coronavirus hit. Now there was good news: rehab will be revived next week. 

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  • Equality Is Holding Us Back

    Equality Is Holding Us Back8

    Think back to when you were 24 years old. What were you doing? Were you in college, or starting your first job? Perhaps you were getting married, or maybe you were working on your master’s degree. The great artist Michelangelo, I recently learned, had just finished his famous “Pietà” sculpture at age 24. How’s that

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  • Equality for All Women… Except for Working Mothers?

    Equality for All Women… Except for Working Mothers?0

    Earlier this week researchers from Essex University made what might be considered a rather obvious announcement: working mothers are stressed. I can almost hear mothers around the world yelling, “This is news?! We could have told you that without an academic study.” As the research reveals, working women with one child are 18 percent more

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  • Epstein’s Entente: The Four Biggest Names in the Scandal

    Epstein’s Entente: The Four Biggest Names in the Scandal0

    Following his arrest on July 6 for charges relating to sex trafficking, billionaire and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was denied bail on July 15. Judge Richard Berman cited multiple concerns:   “Mr. Epstein’s alleged excessive attraction to sexual conduct with or in the presence of minor girls — which is said to include his

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