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  • Black Coffee, Psychopaths, and Pseudoscience

    Black Coffee, Psychopaths, and Pseudoscience0

    A “news story” currently trending online suggests that psychopaths take their coffee black. Or taking your coffee black is a sign of psychopathic tendencies. Or something. I take offense to this–not because I drink black coffee, but because it’s so tiring. For starters, this study is old. It was pounded to death in 2015, and

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  • Black and Latino Millennials Overwhelmingly Support School Choice, Academic Survey Finds

    Black and Latino Millennials Overwhelmingly Support School Choice, Academic Survey Finds0

    As the largest demographic group in America right now, millennials drive much public policy. Spanning the ages of roughly 18-34, this generation is young, diverse, opinionated, and increasingly powerful. This is good news for those involved in efforts that millennials support, like school choice. According to a new GenForward report conducted by University of Chicago

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  • Birthright Citizenship: Should We Keep It?

    Birthright Citizenship: Should We Keep It?0

    One vexing current problem centers on who becomes the citizen of a given country, since citizenship confers voting rights. The Anglo-American model, in which every baby born in the country’s land area automatically becomes a citizen, clearly invites welfare immigration by expectant parents. In the U.S., for example, a current problem is illegal immigrants whose

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  • Birth Rates Increased in Schools That Gave Out Condoms

    Birth Rates Increased in Schools That Gave Out Condoms0

    When I was an undergraduate, I recall a few of my roommates going to the campus health department and returning with (literally) a garbage bag full of condoms. (No one in our house was exactly a Casanova, but hey – they were free.) That was nearly 20 years ago. Today the discussion has changed. Earlier

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  • Birth Rates are at Historic Lows and Here’s a Major Reason

    Birth Rates are at Historic Lows and Here’s a Major Reason0

    For 100 years, the US government has tracked the birth rate. It is now at historic lows. There are many reasons, but one has to do with the dramatic change in the way society regards the economic value of kids.  To illustrate the point, let’s reflect on the continuing popularity of Anne of Green Gables,

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  • Biomolecular Engineers Say They Have Developed a Cure for Hangovers

    Biomolecular Engineers Say They Have Developed a Cure for Hangovers0

    “Civilization begins with distillation,” said William Faulkner, a writer and drinker. Although our thirst for alcohol dates back to the Stone Age, nobody has figured out a good way to deal with the ensuing hangover after getting drunk. As a chemical engineering professor and wine enthusiast, I felt I needed to find a solution. As

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