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  • Trivial Schooling = More Absenteeism

    Trivial Schooling = More Absenteeism1

    If students are not being trained to be life-long learners in school, then what use is it for them to be there? They may as well skip it.

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  • Triggered: An Experiment

    Triggered: An Experiment0

    “When I hear the word culture, I reach for my revolver.” Tonight, for no reason in particular, that line drifted up from the rubbish pit of my brain, that junk yard containing such bits and pieces of poetry learned in elementary school, admonitions from my mother, swimming pool songs from high school, and old Mustang

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  • Tribal Politics Is Turning Us Against Each Other—and Science

    Tribal Politics Is Turning Us Against Each Other—and Science0

    If you’ve spent much time on a college campus you’ve probably heard the claim that conservatives are anti-science. If you’re a liberal who doesn’t interact with many conservatives, you might have believed it. If you’re conservative, you probably felt frustrated and misrepresented. This view of conservatives as anti-science has been broadcast beyond the college campus.

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  • Trial By Ordeal Was Actually an Effective Test of Guilt

    Trial By Ordeal Was Actually an Effective Test of Guilt0

    The quest for criminal justice is fraught with uncertainty. Did the defendant commit the crime, or is he a victim of incriminating circumstances? Is he guilty as charged, or has he been charged guilty by an overzealous prosecutor? Unsure about the truth, we often end up guessing ‘He did it’ when he might not have,

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  • Treating Gender Dysphoria with Hormone Treatments Carries Risks

    Treating Gender Dysphoria with Hormone Treatments Carries Risks0

    • February 7, 2018

    Several important new studies on the serious risks to young women for depression and suicide from the use of hormonal contraceptives should be presented to male youth and adults who are considering or who are using hormones in preparation for sexual reassignment surgery. While this risk of depression and suicide has not been proven yet

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  • Treat Others the Way Chick-fil-A Treats You

    Treat Others the Way Chick-fil-A Treats You2

    I sit down on a plush, blue-grey booth seat and admire the freshly cut daisies on the table in front of me. It’s a rainy day in Fort Wayne, Indiana, so the warmth of the spicy crispy chicken sandwich I prepare to sink my teeth into enlivens me. Unthinkingly, I tune in to a conversation

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