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  • The New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham

    The New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham0

    It would be nice to think that high school students can get into a good university based on their abilities or talents, but a proposed change to the SAT shows how the concept of meritocracy has been turned into a sham. The College Board, according to The Wall Street Journal, will now assign an “adversity

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  • The New Resistance Is Rising

    The New Resistance Is Rising0

    In the 1976 film Network, a newscaster driven to the brink of insanity by his rage exhorts his viewers to throw open the windows of their apartments and homes, and shout “I’m mad as h—, and I’m not going to take it anymore.” Within minutes, thousands of people are roaring these words into the night.

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  • The New Moralism of Female Leaders

    The New Moralism of Female Leaders0

    March 8th is International Women’s Day – a day to recognize women and celebrate their presence and contribution in society. This year it would seem that women have more than ever to celebrate, particularly considering the female surge into the United States Congress. Many of these newly inducted congresswomen were highly visible at the annual

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  • The New Maoists Bind and Gag Academics

    The New Maoists Bind and Gag Academics0

    Recently I spoke with a teacher at an exclusive private school, tuition $40,000 per year, located in Northern Virginia. He described the ongoing deterioration of the school’s standards, including a dumbing down of academics, more cheating, parents demanding higher grades for their children, and a pervasive climate of political correctness. Last week the school’s administration

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  • The New Feudalism

    The New Feudalism0

    On February 28, the idea of locking down and smashing economies and human rights the world over was unthinkable to most of us but lustily imagined by intellectuals hoping to conduct a new social/political experiment. On that day, New York Times reporter Donald McNeil released a shocking article: “To Take On the Coronavirus, Go Medieval

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  • The New Congress Likely Won’t Impeach Trump and Remove Him from Office – Here’s Why

    The New Congress Likely Won’t Impeach Trump and Remove Him from Office – Here’s Why0

    Removing a president from office is a two-step process. The first step is impeachment. That’s when members of the House indict, or charge, the president with an impeachable offense. Impeachment does not remove the president from office. That happens only if a second step is taken and the president is convicted of the alleged crimes.

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