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  • Emotional Reactions to Terrorism Lead to Dubious Policy

    Emotional Reactions to Terrorism Lead to Dubious Policy0

    In the wake of terrorist attacks, it is common to feel anger, sorrow, and a very human impulse to do something. Since we can do little but mourn the victims, we often resort to saying what must be done. In our highly polarized society, this often means blaming others and pointing fingers (often on social

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  • Emotional Cheating and the Rise of the ‘AI Boyfriend’

    Emotional Cheating and the Rise of the ‘AI Boyfriend’14

    In a world where we are more connected than ever, people are also more lonely than ever. “Social” media is, ironically, conducive to antisocial behavior, including bullying, harassment, gambling, and pornography. Young people are facing loneliness and depression at much higher rates than their older counterparts, yet have more virtual “friends” than previous generations. Enter

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  • Emotion-Based Schooling Is Not the Education Our Children Need

    Emotion-Based Schooling Is Not the Education Our Children Need1

    To mark the end of the school year, Gallup enlisted students in grades 5-12 to rank their schools in a June report card. With an average grade of B-, the overall score isn’t so bad. Looking closer at the individual categories, however, tells a different story. As the chart below shows, the higher ranking categories were in

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  • Emma Watson just won the first ‘Gender-Neutral’ acting award. What does that mean?

    Emma Watson just won the first ‘Gender-Neutral’ acting award. What does that mean?0

    In case you missed it, Emma Watson made history Sunday, winning MTV’s first gender-neutral acting award. So what does that mean? Unless I’m missing something, it appears that MTV just lumped male and female actors into a single category, giving out a single award for the best acting performance. That doesn’t seem like that big

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  • Embracing Values, Losing Meaning

    Embracing Values, Losing Meaning0

    • August 27, 2015

    “Nowadays we hear a great deal about ‘teaching values’ in schools. Although sincerely held by many people who mean well, this notion is a mistaken concept. For what true education attempts to impart is meaning, not value. This sly misemployment of the word ‘value’ as a substitute for such words as ‘norm,’ ‘standard,’ ‘principle,’ and

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  • Embracing Liberty as a Life Philosophy

    Embracing Liberty as a Life Philosophy0

    FEE’s eminent founder, Leonard E. Read, often opined that it was the duty of every lover of liberty to introduce it to others “as a life philosophy.” It’s a phrase we at FEE still use today, and every day. We’re able to preach it with conviction because we practice it with passion. What does it

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