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  • A Little-Known Statistic about America’s Education System

    A Little-Known Statistic about America’s Education System0

    • August 5, 2015

    By now you’ve most likely heard that America’s education system outspends all but a few countries in the world, while at the same time our students’ proficiency in reading and math has flatlined. What you probably haven’t heard is that since 1939, the number of public school districts in America has decreased by almost 90%!

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  • A Little Dusting of Snow on My Hometown

    A Little Dusting of Snow on My Hometown0

    When it comes to public relations, small towns and cities usually come up short in national and global news stories.This has always been true of my hometown of Erie, PA whose most common claim to fame is its regular appearance in the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle as a four-letter urban word beginning with “E.”Nevertheless, Erie does have

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  • A Little American Myth-Making Never Hurt Anyone

    A Little American Myth-Making Never Hurt Anyone0

    Throughout time and place, people have understood themselves and the world around them through stories that have meaning beyond the events described in the narrative itself.  From Gilgamesh, Odysseus, Aeneas, and Hercules, to Sinbad, King Arthur, and Thor, heroes have served an important role in embodying cultural ideals, and no figure better embodies American mythology

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  • A Litany of Useless Laws Have Been Exposed By the Coronavirus

    A Litany of Useless Laws Have Been Exposed By the Coronavirus0

    From the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, state and local governments responded in various ways from issuing emergency orders – citywide shutdowns to school closures and beyond – but it’s the suspension of various laws and regulations that is exposing the unnecessary regulatory web that burdens businesses. As often happens during

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  • A Liberal Critiques the Liberal Bubble

    A Liberal Critiques the Liberal Bubble0

    When my brother moved from Western Washington to Texas last year, many of his relations in uber-liberal Seattle wanted to know the answer to one uncomfortably-asked question above all others: “Does he, you know, agree with their politics down there?” Their assumption was, of course, that the state of Texas was about 95% Republican. Apparently,

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  • A Letter from World War I

    A Letter from World War I0

    • August 18, 2015

    My great grandfather, Harold Schuler, served in the U.S. Army on the European war theater from December 1917 to May 1919. I’m not sure how much action he saw, but his notebook entry and letter below provides a small glimpse into what soldiers experienced during the “Great War.” Here is his notebook entry from August

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