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  • The Birth Dearth—and Why Liberals Should Be Worried

    The Birth Dearth—and Why Liberals Should Be Worried0

    It’s a strange characteristic of modern societies that the more sexual freedom people have, the less babies they seem to be able to produce. According to new data out from the Centers for Disease Control, U. S. fertility is at an all-time low. Births fell one percent in 2016 from the previous year, resulting in

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  • The Big Problem with Incest isn’t Genetic

    The Big Problem with Incest isn’t Genetic0

    Generally speaking, when individuals consider whether or not incest is acceptable or not, the first thought goes to genetics. Quite quickly, images of malformed backwoods-types or sickly kings and queens of old come to mind. For that reason, people may say that incest itself is okay as long as there is consent and that protection

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  • The Biden Administration’s Retirement Heist

    The Biden Administration’s Retirement Heist1

    President Joe Biden’s going after 401(k) retirement accounts, risking millions of workers’ comfortable retirements. If you put money into a 401(k), beware. Until now, the law always required fund managers entrusted with your savings to invest the money where it’s expected to get the top return for you. Period. But on Nov. 22, Biden’s Labor

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  • The Biden Administration Just (Quietly) Scaled Back Student Loan ‘Cancellation’

    The Biden Administration Just (Quietly) Scaled Back Student Loan ‘Cancellation’1

    In August, the White House announced that most federal student loan borrowers would be eligible for forgiveness. Most borrowers who didn’t receive a Pell Grant would be eligible for up to $10,000 of forgiveness, while borrowers who did receive a Pell Grant—a type of financial aid for low-income undergrads—would be eligible for up to $20,000. In what

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  • The Best Writing Program? Math and Latin

    The Best Writing Program? Math and Latin0

    In her recent article at Intellectual Takeout, Annie Holmquist gives three reasons why college freshman can’t write, a problem that is the topic of constant complaint of college professors. Her reasons are good: They are not receiving good instruction in reasoning and in writing; they don’t receive constructive criticism in school; and they are the

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  • The Best Writer You’ve Never Heard Of (And His Message for Modern Readers)

    The Best Writer You’ve Never Heard Of (And His Message for Modern Readers)2

    Of the writers you’ve never heard of, George Gissing may be the best. His prose is beautiful, and his plotlines are exquisitely painful. But beyond the sheer artistry of his writing, he has much to teach the modern reader, both in his writing and through the tragedy of his life. Gissing’s academic career began with

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