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  • Are Children Missing Life Lessons by not Gardening?

    Are Children Missing Life Lessons by not Gardening?0

    Earlier this week, my colleague Daniel Lattier made the following claim: “When fewer men farm, civilization dies.” He went on to show that the decline of agricultural society – both in ancient Greece and Rome – was linked to the decline of virtuous living which the small family farm promoted. The small family farm is

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  • Are Child Care Costs Driving Parents Back Home?

    Are Child Care Costs Driving Parents Back Home?0

    • August 10, 2015

    Child care costs are increasingly unmanageable for American families. According to the Washington Post, “The average annual cost of infant-center-based care is virtually the same as the average cost of tuition and fees at a four-year public college.” And it’s not only infant care that is straining the pocketbooks of Americans – childcare in general

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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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