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This Brazilian Economist Once Marched for Socialism, But Became a Free-Market Hero0
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- April 16, 2018
If he were still alive, Roberto Campos would turn 101 next week on April 17. He was a Brazilian hero whose timeless ideas are still shining a light in the darkness. A common complaint in my country, Brazil, is that our heroes are not given due recognition or that their achievements are only realized and
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This Book Explains Every Political Argument3
One of the curious things about political opinions is how often the same people line up on opposite sides of different issues. The issues themselves may have no intrinsic connection with each other. They may range from military spending to drug laws to monetary policy to education. Yet the same familiar faces can be found
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This 40-Year-Old Statement about Evergreen College May Explain the Campus’ Current Upheaval0
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- July 12, 2017
By now most of us have heard the name of The Evergreen State College. And by now, many of us are likely sick of it as well. The small state college was launched to national prominence early in 2017 when students protested statements made by Bret Weinstein, a liberal biology professor. Weinstein’s sin occurred when
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This 1960s Greek Village Was Cut Off from the Modern World0
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- October 30, 2015
In Portrait of a Greek Mountain Village, anthropologist Juliet du Boulay offers a glimpse of how rural Greek people (and most people in the world) thought and lived before modernity had fully absorbed them. Du Boulay lived in a village known by the pseudonym of “Ambéli” for two years in the late 1960s. Though much of
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This 1918 Journal Entry Will Make You Thank a Veteran0
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- November 5, 2015
November 11th marks the official observance of Veterans Day, the holiday first inaugurated to celebrate the end of World War I. Because of our dislike for the horrors of war, it’s easy to dismiss and overlook the great sacrifices and heroism exhibited by our veterans. One of these often overlooked war heroes is Sergeant Alvin
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This 1897 Text Gives 3 Clues Why Today’s Students Can’t Write0
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- November 6, 2015
Last week the Nation’s Report Card announced that no more than 40% of America’s 4th and 8th graders are proficient in reading and math. Those are scary numbers, but the numbers for writing are even more frightening: only 27% of American 8th and 12th graders attained proficiency. Why are American students such terrible writers? Several
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