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  • Think Trump is Hitler? Go to Dachau

    Think Trump is Hitler? Go to Dachau0

    Right now, someone in the media is finding another excuse to proclaim that Trump is Hitler, America is Germany 1933, and detention centers on the southern border are concentration camps. Recently I went to Dachau, just outside of Munich, to see a real concentration camp. The first thing you notice is the irony. The people

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  • Think the U.S. Is More Polarized Than Ever? You Don’t Know History

    Think the U.S. Is More Polarized Than Ever? You Don’t Know History0

    It has become common to say that the United States in 2020 is more divided politically and culturally than at any other point in our national past. As a historian who has written and taught about the Civil War era for several decades, I know that current divisions pale in comparison to those of the

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  • Think the SAT Essay Exam is Hard? Try This One from 1915.

    Think the SAT Essay Exam is Hard? Try This One from 1915.0

    Taking the SAT or ACT exam is a big milestone in the high school careers of many students. One of the most daunting portions of the exam is THE ESSAY. For those who have taken the SAT recently, the following sample question may seem familiar: Compare this to the 1915 Grammar and Composition Exam produced

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  • Think Open-Plan Offices Are More Efficient? Think Again.

    Think Open-Plan Offices Are More Efficient? Think Again.0

    Open-plan offices have taken off because of a desire to increase interaction and collaboration among workers. But an innovative new study has found that employees in open-plan offices spend 73% less time in face-to-face interactions. Email and messaging use shot up by over 67%. The study is the first to track the impacts of open-plan

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  • Think Like an Owner: The Interview

    Think Like an Owner: The Interview15

    Over the last twenty-five years, I have conducted a couple thousand interviews at our computer company. Many candidates claim empathy as a strength, declaring they excel at putting themselves in someone else’s shoes. But from my experience, few truly understand what matters to a business owner. And, while I’m not the owner of our company,

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  • Think For Yourself: How to Reject the Team Mentality of Politics

    Think For Yourself: How to Reject the Team Mentality of Politics0

    The wildly contentious election of 2016 seems to have inculcated certain habits of mind. We are tempted to believe that our role as citizens is like that of a sports fan. We need to choose a team and stick with it, no matter what. Our team needs us. If we lend our voices in support

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