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  • Are Black, out-of-wedlock birthrates helping drive the violence in Chicago?

    Are Black, out-of-wedlock birthrates helping drive the violence in Chicago?0

    The rising crime in Chicago continues to shock the nation. So far this year, over 1,100 people have been shot and nearly 250 murdered. Sadly, the trend looks like it will put Chicago on a pace for new records, though not the kind a city would want.  According to HeyJackass.com, a website “illustrating Chicago values”

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  • Are Black Male Athletes Failing to Graduate Because of Racism?

    Are Black Male Athletes Failing to Graduate Because of Racism?0

    The relationship between participation in sports and academic performance has many faces. Most of them are happy; for instance, many studies show that high school athletes outperform non-athletes academically by a large margin. At the college level, the relationships are more varied, depending on the school, the sport, and the demographic group. Still, college athletes

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  • Are Atheists Rejecting the Wrong God?

    Are Atheists Rejecting the Wrong God?2

    As a theist, I often sympathize with people who call themselves atheists. For when they describe the god in whom they disbelieve—who usually turns out to be a vindictive ogre, or some sort of super-alien—I find myself agreeing that I don’t believe in that deity either. Indeed, before there can be useful discussion of the question whether

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  • Are Anti-Bullying Laws Preventing Critical Thinking?

    Are Anti-Bullying Laws Preventing Critical Thinking?0

    By now, we’ve all heard strange stories about zero-tolerance discipline policies singling out kids for, well, kid-like behavior. The Pop-Tart gun student is a prime example. In a recent edition of the Washington Post, Eugene Volokh highlights another unique discipline incident over – believe it or not – vegetarianism. As Volokh describes it, a sixth-grade

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  • Are Americans More Ignorant than We Realize?

    Are Americans More Ignorant than We Realize?1

    The other day I picked up Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, the pamphlet that played a huge role in promoting the American War for Independence. Knowing that Paine is generally regarded as a strong atheist, I was startled to see how many biblical references he used in his argument. It wasn’t long before I realized Paine

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  • Are Americans Clueless on Why We Celebrate July 4th?

    Are Americans Clueless on Why We Celebrate July 4th?0

    • June 30, 2016

    In the last few years, we’ve seen an extensive push to require high school students to pass a U.S. citizenship test in order to graduate. The most recent data from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) suggests that this might not be such a bad idea. After testing 8th grade students in subjects such

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