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  • They Will Lock You Down Again

    They Will Lock You Down Again5

    The lords of lockdown barely escaped their worst possible fate, namely that the topic would become the national and international source of scandal that it should be. And let’s add the vaccine mandates here too: even if such had been morally justified, which they were not, there is absolutely no practical reason for them at

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  • They Starved, We Bought Snickers

    They Starved, We Bought Snickers0

    How far we’ve come as a country can be seen in the incredible contrast found at the Donner Memorial State Park, where some of the members of a pioneer group survived the winter of 1846/1847 by cannibalizing their deceased comrades. If you’re not familiar with the Donner Party, you can gain a bit of background

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  • They Had Weapons Control in Ancient Greece

    They Had Weapons Control in Ancient Greece0

    Recent shootings have once again revived debate about gun control in America. In considering the potential of greater gun control measures, it’s worthwhile looking at the issue from various angles: the rule of law, philosophy, recent events, the example of other countries, changes in the modern social context, and… history. Though historical precedent should not

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  • They Call Me Echo Boomer

    They Call Me Echo Boomer0

    There’s a rather useless effort to categorize people into generations these days. True, it is interesting how many different terms there can be for each generation. Generation X, for example, is the “latchkey generation.” Generation Z is an “iGen” compromised of “Zoomers.” Then there’s my new favorite: “echo boomers.” If you guessed that this term

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  • These School Districts Stopped Disciplining Students, and Chaos Ensued

    These School Districts Stopped Disciplining Students, and Chaos Ensued0

    Last year, following a rash of student violence in a Minnesota public school district, one teacher made a startling statement: “[T]eachers feel powerless to discipline. I am not exaggerating. We are told to never under any circumstances touch a student as a behavioral intervention. We have no way to discipline. If a child is running

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  • These School Districts are the Worst at Removing Bad Teachers

    These School Districts are the Worst at Removing Bad Teachers0

    Remember that scene in the old Anne of Green Gables movie where Mr. Philips gets chewed out by Mr. Sadler in front of the class? In Mr. Sadler’s words, Mr. Philips was “the worst teacher this island has ever had,” and only got the job because of nepotism. When the incompetent Mr. Philips left shortly

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