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  • Professor Explains How He Trains Students in Civil Discourse

    Professor Explains How He Trains Students in Civil Discourse0

    It was getting late and the college student next to me let out a sigh. “I’ve got to get home,” she said. “I still have an assignment I need to complete tonight.” “Aww, really?” I asked as the event we were attending wrapped up. “I hope you don’t have to stay up too late!” “Nah,”

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  • Professional Poker: A Last Refuge of the Gentleman

    Professional Poker: A Last Refuge of the Gentleman0

    Feminists are waging war against men. And they are winning. Yet in this war, there are still a few voices who speak about how to be a gentleman in a hostile world. Chronicles writer Stephen Baskerville does just this in his excellent book, A Gentleman’s Guide to Manners, Sex, and Ruling the World. Being a

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  • Professional Matchmaking is on the Rise. Why?

    Professional Matchmaking is on the Rise. Why?0

    The other day, Pew Research compiled a bunch of statistics on various life aspects and used them to compare recent generations to each other. Not surprisingly, millennials are vastly different than those in their parents’ or grandparents’ generations.  This is particularly true in the marriage category. As Pew explains, “When members of the Silent Generation

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  • Prof’s CV of Failures Goes Viral (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

    Prof’s CV of Failures Goes Viral (and Why That’s a Good Thing)0

    Sometimes we feel good about other people’s failures. Too often, that’s the feeling the Germans called Schadenfreude—not something to be proud of. But sometimes the human instinct to relish in the failure of others can be used to instruct. That’s the implication of a Washington Post “Wonkblog” from last week entitled “Why it feels so

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  • Prof. Forced to Undergo Psych Evaluation After 2nd Amendment Rant

    Prof. Forced to Undergo Psych Evaluation After 2nd Amendment Rant0

    Last week, Campus Reform shared the story of Kevin Allred, an adjunct professor at Rutgers University who was asked to undergo a psychological evaluation after he raised the prospect of shooting white people to make a point on gun control.   “Will the Second Amendment be as cool when I buy a gun and start

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  • Prof: Why the charter school debate has moved beyond ‘better’ or ‘worse’

    Prof: Why the charter school debate has moved beyond ‘better’ or ‘worse’0

    The charter school debate is getting even more heated. Recently, charter opponents launched a campaign from the steps of the Massachusetts State House to warn that charter schools were “sapping resources from the traditional schools that serve most minority students, and creating a two-track system.” Similar opposition has been voiced by critics across the country as well. So when

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