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  • The Chicken and the Egg of Educational Choice

    The Chicken and the Egg of Educational Choice0

    Tell me if you’ve heard this chestnut before: “We can’t let parents choose their child’s school because they don’t have enough information to make a good choice.” Lord knows I have. Like many old adages that have a kernel of truth suffocating under a pile of manure, this statement does have some merit. Insofar as

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  • The Chauvin Verdict and Life Lessons on Police Stops

    The Chauvin Verdict and Life Lessons on Police Stops0

    The jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of all the charges. No surprise. Many others are now writing about the intimidation of the court and the jury by the politicians, media, and rioters who have been enforcing their distorted view of justice on the country for at least the last year. The thing that has occupied

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  • The Chain Reaction of Academic Lying

    The Chain Reaction of Academic Lying2

    An uneasy relationship with the truth seems especially prevalent in America’s most prestigious schools. Ambitious academics quickly realize that upward mobility requires a knack for convincing deceit. Long gone are the days when brilliant scholarship was the ticket to moving up the ladder. The provost who can say with a straight face, “all of our

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  • The Censorship of COVID-19 Data Around the World

    The Censorship of COVID-19 Data Around the World0

    Times of crisis always bring out the best and worst of human nature. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Communities around the world are rallying together to support vulnerable people, and healthcare workers are putting their health (and even their lives) at risk to fight the virus. On the other hand, many governments are using

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  • The CDC Changed Its COVID Risk Formula. The Results Are Stunning

    The CDC Changed Its COVID Risk Formula. The Results Are Stunning0

    On Feb. 25, the CDC made its expected announcement that it was updating its framework to monitor and contain COVID-19. “We’re in a stronger place today as a nation with more tools to protect ourselves in our communities from COVID-19, like vaccination, boosters, broader access to testing, availability of high quality masks, accessibility to new

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  • The Catholic Church and Illegal Immigration

    The Catholic Church and Illegal Immigration5

    At the age of 40, I converted to Catholicism. A friend of mine at the time, also Catholic, told me her rule when entering the confessional booth: “Be brief, be blunt, and be gone.” I’ll be following that advice about brevity and bluntness in this column. Most readers know of the sexual scandals of some

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