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  • Why SWAT-style Raids on Bars to ‘Crack Down’ on Underage Drinking Aren’t Helpful

    Why SWAT-style Raids on Bars to ‘Crack Down’ on Underage Drinking Aren’t Helpful0

    Last weekend, police raided a bar in Norwalk, Connecticut, and found 103 underage people drinking, most of whom had no ID on them. Shocking, right? Not so much. That such people frequent bars in violation of the law is not uncommon in any college town in the US today. If they didn’t, economic conditions would

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  • Why Suzanna Newell Joined Lawsuit Targeting Federal COVID Censorship

    Why Suzanna Newell Joined Lawsuit Targeting Federal COVID Censorship2

    In a lawsuit brought against the White House and top government officials, Suzanna Newell and other vaccine-injured advocates hope to stop governmental censorship of important COVID-19 information. Their lawsuit asserts that government officials have conspired with tech companies to systematically censor Americans who shared factual information on the adverse reactions of many who received the

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  • Why Superficial Conversation is Soooo Exhausting

    Why Superficial Conversation is Soooo Exhausting0

    Most of us have people in our lives—whether family, friends, or acquaintances—who cannot seem to talk about anything of substance. And it gets old real fast. Don’t mistake me: I’m not saying that every conversation has to result in an extended philosophical dialogue; the occasional chit-chat is fine. But there are those close to us

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  • Why Study Philosophy?

    Why Study Philosophy?0

    • August 12, 2015

    Some like philosophy because it makes their minds tingle. Others find answers to their questions. Still others like questions without answers. For Cicero, writing in the 1st century B.C. during the transition from Roman Republic to Roman Empire, the answer was much simpler: to be wise. As he writes in On Duties, “And wisdom, according

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  • Why Students Today are Financially Illiterate

    Why Students Today are Financially Illiterate37

    American students struggle when it comes to financial knowledge. When the OECD (the organization which runs the international PISA exam) tested students in 18 countries for their financial literacy abilities several years ago, it was discovered that U.S. students “ranked at best eighth and at worst 12th.” Bottom line? American students need more instruction in

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  • Why Students Need to Nature Today More Than Ever

    Why Students Need to Nature Today More Than Ever0

    In 2017, the rising fever of victimhood, safe spaces, and social justice reached the campus of Evergreen College in Washington state. Its arrival launched married professors, Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying, onto the public stage as progressive individuals who disagreed with the mantra advanced by those aligned with them politically. But the ability to disagree

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