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  • Are Colleges Discriminating Against Homeschoolers?

    Are Colleges Discriminating Against Homeschoolers?0

    It’s no secret that homeschooling has experienced exponential growth in recent years. So much so, that Chris Weller noted in Business Insider that the homeschool population may soon overtake that of charter schools. As Weller goes on to note, this popularity is attributable both to the advance of technology, the growing familiarity with homeschooling, and

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  • Are College-Bound Students Financially Literate?

    Are College-Bound Students Financially Literate?0

    August is here, and many families are preparing their children for the next academic challenge – a college education. By and large, a college degree is viewed as an important credential for gainful employment and professional success. At the same time, college is costly, and college financing strategies are complex. Students and their families use

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  • Are Civil Forfeiture Laws Basically Legalized Robbery?

    Are Civil Forfeiture Laws Basically Legalized Robbery?0

    A few years ago, The New Yorker published an article (“Taken”) detailing civil asset forfeiture abuses in America. Sarah Stillman, a staff writer at the magazine and a visiting scholar at NYU, chronicled several examples of citizens stripped of cash, cars, and even homes even though they had not been charged with a crime. The

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  • Are Churches to Blame for Today’s Political Candidates?

    Are Churches to Blame for Today’s Political Candidates?0

    Last week Pew Research came out with a new survey on the relationship between religion and politics. Ahead of the election, it’s particularly interesting to note the level of influence Americans believe churches should have in politics. Nearly two out of three Americans are solidly against churches endorsing a certain candidate. However, fewer Americans than

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  • Are Christians Today Lazy Thinkers?

    Are Christians Today Lazy Thinkers?0

    Pew Research recently ran an interesting experiment on state constitutions. As they report, “The U.S. Constitution never explicitly mentions God or the divine, but the same cannot be said of the nation’s state constitutions.” The following chart is proof of this, showing the number of mentions the Almighty receives in the legal underpinnings of every

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  • Are China’s Threats to Taiwan a Bluff?

    Are China’s Threats to Taiwan a Bluff?0

    Monday, four dozen Chinese military aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defense zone, climaxing a weekend of provocations that saw nearly 150 sorties of China-based fighters and bombers. The U.S. State Department countered by issuing a stern statement warning Beijing about the adverse effect on regional “stability” of such “provocative military activity.” Yet even as the

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