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  • Are Democrats Kicking Away Their Future?

    Are Democrats Kicking Away Their Future?0

    Not so long ago, Democrats seemed the party of the future. “Inevitable!” predicted some pundits, for demography is destiny. Moreover, in 2020, Democrats, who had won the popular vote six times in seven presidential elections, swept the popular vote again, by 6 million ballots. And they captured both houses of Congress. The future did seem

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  • Are Criminals Born Bad?

    Are Criminals Born Bad?0

    The father of modern criminology, the 19th century Italian sociologist Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909), believed that criminality was genetically determined. “Born criminals” could be detected by the presence of a long list of “stigmata” such as an asymmetrical faces, sloping forehead, large ears or even left-handedness (very sinister!). Criminals were atavistic biological throwbacks, reversions to an

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  • Are COVID Hospital Protocols Killing People? Ralph Marxen’s Story

    Are COVID Hospital Protocols Killing People? Ralph Marxen’s Story8

    A hospital should be a hospital, not a prison. But Ralph Marxen’s experience was more like the latter than the former when he went in to Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis on August 23, 2021, due to fatigue and dehydration after suffering an illness. Ralph had recently turned 70. He would never go home. After

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  • Are Conspiracy Theories Really on the Rise?

    Are Conspiracy Theories Really on the Rise?0

    Have the internet and social media created a climate where Americans believe anything is possible? With headlines citing now as the age of conspiracy, is it really true? In a word, no. While it may be true that the internet has allowed people who believe in conspiracies to communicate more, it has not increased the

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  • Are Computers Contributing to the Decline of Writing Skills?

    Are Computers Contributing to the Decline of Writing Skills?0

    According to new research from the Department of Education, the switch to computer-based writing tests shows a decided decline in the writing ability of fourth–grade students, particularly for low or average performing students. As Jill Barshay from the Hechinger Report explains, “Last year, more than half of U.S. states gave computer-based writing tests to children

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  • Are Colleges Sacrificing Curriculum for Fancy Frills?

    Are Colleges Sacrificing Curriculum for Fancy Frills?0

    College officials should be praised when they curtail wasteful spending, but when they cut the budget by eliminating core educational programs, they deserve public scorn. That scorn should be heightened if at the same time they’re scrimping on valuable education, they’re putting lots of money into luxury amenities for students. While many colleges across America

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