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  • The Hippocratic Oath doesn’t say ‘First, Do No Harm’

    The Hippocratic Oath doesn’t say ‘First, Do No Harm’2

    The Greek physician Hippocrates (460 – 370 BC) is considered the father of modern medicine in Western culture. It would be unusual to take an ethics class at a medical school in the United States and not here mention of the author of the Hippocratic Oath.   Many people believe the Hippocratic Oath begins with

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  • The High School Kids from Kansas Who Found the Female Schindler

    The High School Kids from Kansas Who Found the Female Schindler0

    By now you’ve probably heard of the team of high school journalists from Kansas who blew the cover on their new school principal. In brief, the school newspaper team found that the new hire had fake credentials and wasn’t the stellar leader the school had been led to believe. But these kids aren’t the first

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  • The Hidden Risk of Letting AI Decide – Losing the Skills to Choose for Ourselves

    The Hidden Risk of Letting AI Decide – Losing the Skills to Choose for Ourselves2

    As artificial intelligence creeps further into people’s daily lives, so do worries about it. At the most alarmist are concerns about AI going rogue and terminating its human masters. But behind the calls for a pause on the development of AI is a suite of more tangible social ills. Among them are the risks AI

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  • The Hidden Philosophical Message in ‘Gladiator’

    The Hidden Philosophical Message in ‘Gladiator’0

    In Ridley Scott’s Gladiator, the philosophical emperor Marcus Aurelius makes a wonderful appearance. In this poetic portrayal of the truths of history, Marcus Aurelius (played by Richard Harris) chooses the fictional Maximus as his true spiritual heir, because his errant son Commodus is not a man of virtue as his father is. The interesting question is

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  • The Hidden Costs of Universal Preschool Programs

    The Hidden Costs of Universal Preschool Programs0

    New York City mayor, Bill de Blasio, announced last week his plan to expand universal, taxpayer-funded, full-day preschool to all 3-year-olds regardless of family income. This initiative, dubbed “3-K for All,” expands on de Blasio’s previous effort to offer universal preschool to all of the city’s 4-year-olds, a plan he called “Pre-K for All.” That plan now

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  • The Hidden Benefits of Homeschool (From a Homeschool Graduate)

    The Hidden Benefits of Homeschool (From a Homeschool Graduate)7

    These days, it’s almost common knowledge that homeschooled students have a better academic education, do better in college and careers, and are regarded as “smarter” than students from public schools. Homeschooling families typically gravitate toward this educational lifestyle to avoid the public school environment, to prioritize their faith and family values, to adjust to a

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