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  • Why U.S. Wildfires Hit California More Than the Southeast

    Why U.S. Wildfires Hit California More Than the Southeast0

    California wildfires continue to blaze in one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory. While California fires are nothing new, government data show the damage has been substantial. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says that since August 15, when California’s fire activity accelerated, there have been at least 24 fatalities and

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  • Why U.S. Schools Don’t Produce Adults

    Why U.S. Schools Don’t Produce Adults6

    One of the hallmarks of modern America is the tendency toward prolonged childhood. While it used to be the norm to enter the adult working world by one’s mid-to-late teens, students now extend their preparation for career well into their twenties (and sometimes beyond), enabled by parents who act as their caretakers, education experts who

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  • Why Trump will likely win reelection in 2020

    Why Trump will likely win reelection in 20200

    Most Americans don’t like Trump. Trump will most likely be reelected in 2020. How can both of these statements be true? Here’s how: Even when people are unhappy with a state of affairs, they are usually disinclined to change it. In my area of research, the cognitive and behavioral sciences, this is known as the

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  • Why Transhumanists’ Quest for Earthly Immortality is Misguided

    Why Transhumanists’ Quest for Earthly Immortality is Misguided0

    For all the reports on the sordid life of Jeffrey Epstein, little has been written about his interest in transhumanism. Followers of the transhumanist movement believe humans will achieve super-longevity, and, perhaps one day, live forever. Ray Kurzweil, director of engineering at Google and the author of books predicting a coming technological “singularity,” is perhaps the most prominent transhumanist.

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  • Why Traditional Sexual Morality No Longer Makes Sense

    Why Traditional Sexual Morality No Longer Makes Sense0

    • January 25, 2016

    When it comes to sexual morality, many things that were once considered illicit in the West are no longer so. Divorce and remarriage, contraception, pornography, homosexuality, and various other sex-related activities have become acceptable. Much has changed in just the past one hundred years. So what happened? It’s commonly assumed that dispensing with traditional sexual

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  • Why Tom Petty’s Music Will Last

    Why Tom Petty’s Music Will Last0

    We don’t have royalty in America. All we have is celebrities. And at the top of the celebrity hierarchy is the rock star. So lofty a station do rock stars occupy in the celebrity firmament, that movie stars, presidents, and even real royalty must pay them obeisance. And of course we all know how the

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