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  • Removing Analogies From the SAT Was a Bad Idea

    Removing Analogies From the SAT Was a Bad Idea1

    When I was preparing for the SAT test in 1996, I had to test myself with several examples of analogies, such as the following question: Bandage: Blood :: a) Cable: Bridge   b) Cast: Injury   c) Fort: Army   d) Dam: River But such preparation is no longer needed for today’s students; the analogies

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  • Remote Work’s Impending Transformation of Middle America

    Remote Work’s Impending Transformation of Middle America0

    The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a great deal about America and Americans. Most have acquiesced to anything and everything government bureaucrats asked for in the name of public safety. Masks have been donned, churches have been shuttered, and many of us stayed at home for months, working remotely. This last item may end up being

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  • Remote Work Needs to End

    Remote Work Needs to End11

    America needs to go back to work. Elon Musk ordered Tesla employees back to the office full time last week. Tesla will “create and actually manufacture the most exciting and meaningful products of any company on Earth,” Musk said. “This will not happen by phoning it in.” Bravo to Musk for rebuffing the fairy tale

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  • Reminder: Human Beings More Special Than Other Animals

    Reminder: Human Beings More Special Than Other Animals0

    Should human beings be treated differently than other animals? For most of history, it’s been a widely-held belief that human beings are worthy of special treatment. This belief provides the foundation for the idea of morality, and is the underlying principle behind human rights. As British philosopher Roger Scruton pointed out earlier this week in

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  • Remembering the Truth About Veterans Day

    Remembering the Truth About Veterans Day0

    At 11:00 on the morning of November 11, 1918, the Great War, which some at the time innocently called “The War to End All Wars,” came to an end. The guns fell silent, the murderous slaughter of soldiers and civilians ceased, and the survivors in the trenches and on the battlefields realized they would live

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  • Remembering the Original Meaning of the American Dream

    Remembering the Original Meaning of the American Dream0

    In the 1999 film Fight Club, Tyler Durden addresses what he sees as the problem with the American Dream. “We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires and movie gods and rock stars,” he says. “But we won’t. And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pissed

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