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  • Would the US be Happy Doing Things the ‘Swedish Way’?

    Would the US be Happy Doing Things the ‘Swedish Way’?0

    Sweden has traditionally been portrayed in the US political debate as the epitome of democratic socialism: a country where the benevolent hand of government has managed to create a sustainable and generous welfare state funded by a progressive taxation system in which high-income earners pay their fair share; a country where the government provides basic services

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  • Would the Pentagon Benefit from a ‘Philosopher-in-Chief’?

    Would the Pentagon Benefit from a ‘Philosopher-in-Chief’?0

    Would the Pentagon benefit from creating a position for a philosopher?  Franz-Stefan Gady, an editor for the Diplomat, says yes. It’s an interesting question. My first thought was this: What would a philosopher actually do in such a role? Gady offers an answer: The philosopher’s job—true to the Socratic tradition—would be to ask “simple” questions.

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  • Would Students Benefit From More Hands-On Learning?

    Would Students Benefit From More Hands-On Learning?0

    One Saturday afternoon a number of years ago, my family received a call from my uncle, an amateur beekeeper. He had just harvested his hives and wondered if we were interested in helping with the extracting process. We took him up on the offer and spent the rest of the evening learning how honey makes

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  • Would Sanders Have Beaten Trump?

    Would Sanders Have Beaten Trump?0

    One of the questions beings asked this morning by many Democrats, and also a fair share of Republicans: Would Bernie Sanders have defeated Donald Trump in the presidential election if he had been the Democratic candidate? Way back in February of this past year, the title of an article by Harvard University Ph.D. student Nathan

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  • Would Mutual Aid Societies Revive Healthcare AND Community?

    Would Mutual Aid Societies Revive Healthcare AND Community?0

    It’s been six years this month since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. Unfortunately for many Americans, the Affordable Care Act has turned out to be anything but affordable, and many are seeing their premiums and monthly payments continue an upward climb. Due to rising costs and qualms over government health insurance, increasing

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  • Would Math Scores Improve if Schools Taught Logic?

    Would Math Scores Improve if Schools Taught Logic?0

    According to The New York Times, Eugenia Cheng isn’t the run-of-the-mill mathematician who sits in a classroom all day surrounded by formulas and numbers. Instead, Dr. Cheng believes in making math come alive through hands on experience – like cooking. To accomplish this purpose, Dr. Cheng released a cookbook (How to Bake Pi) which uses

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