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  • Why Canada Pulled a BBC Documentary on Transgender Kids

    Why Canada Pulled a BBC Documentary on Transgender Kids0

    Towards the end of 2017, Lindsay Shepherd, a teacher’s assistant at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, got into big trouble for showing her class a debate featuring Jordan Peterson on the issue of gender pronouns. As Shepherd would later note, the clip she showed was originally featured on public television, a fact which led her

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  • Why Can’t Schools Produce Well-Rounded Adults?

    Why Can’t Schools Produce Well-Rounded Adults?0

    While going about my morning duties, I happened to glance at the topics trending on Twitter. One particular hashtag stuck out: #IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe. Intrigued, I clicked on the hashtag and began reading the very honest opinions of average individuals. Here are some examples:  #IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe How to find a job#IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe About taxes#IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe Techniques for handling trauma and

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  • Why Can’t People Disagree Without Taking Things So Damn Personally?

    Why Can’t People Disagree Without Taking Things So Damn Personally?0

    • July 20, 2016

    Many in our audience express dismay about people not being able to discuss hot-button issues – politics, religion, race, sexuality – without it devolving into anger and name-calling. Why is it that people can’t have a disagreement without taking things so damn personally? Well, one obvious reason is human nature. Our positions on controversial topics

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  • Why Can’t Employers Today Find Reliable Workers?

    Why Can’t Employers Today Find Reliable Workers?0

    In a tight job market, graduates need to do more than ever to make themselves stand out if they want to land a position. Fortunately, there’s a simple way to do this: read A Message to Garcia and take its advice to heart. I ran across this short essay while paging through a manual of

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  • Why Can’t We Handle Silence?

    Why Can’t We Handle Silence?0

    For Lent in 2018, I gave up noise. No music in the car, headphones at work, or background music while I did projects at home. It was exceptionally difficult, and hammered home to me how dependent we are on anything that will distract us from our existence. Honestly, everything we do needs a soundtrack. I

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  • Why Can’t the VA Fire an Employee Caught Watching Porn?

    Why Can’t the VA Fire an Employee Caught Watching Porn?0

    If one was seeking to demonstrate the extent to which the operations of the federal government are defective, many would immediately point to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where just a few years ago a healthcare scandal exposed mass bureaucratic dysfunction and corruption. Americans across the political spectrum recognize a need for reform at

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