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  • Many College Students are ‘Book Virgins’

    Many College Students are ‘Book Virgins’0

    To gain admittance to college in the 17th century, students had to be able to read and translate various Latin authors on sight. 100 years ago, students were required to have read various classical works before being admitted.  Today, however, many American students are being admitted to colleges without ever having read a book from

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  • Many Children Left Behind During COVID

    Many Children Left Behind During COVID0

    Though some students have found learning at home relieves them of school’s social stresses, many others miss their teachers, classmates, and the routine of the school day. Some of the little ones have become more defiant and have reverted to bed-wetting, while many older students suffer from depression. In “The Children of Quarantine: What does

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  • Manufacturing More Mom Guilt

    Manufacturing More Mom Guilt0

    A little over a year ago I got a note from a reader who told me she was leaving her present job for a better one. She was climbing the ladder of success and… heading home. That’s right, her new job was one which the corporate world might frown upon, with responsibilities including changing diapers,

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  • Manners, Like Markets, Are Beautiful

    Manners, Like Markets, Are Beautiful0

    There was a strange moment in the second debate when a question was posed to both candidates. Donald Trump deferred to Hillary Clinton for the answer because, he said, “I am a gentlemen.” Sure, he might have spoken ironically or even facetiously (really Donald?), but most people had a vague sense of what he meant.

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  • Manners Are the Adhesive Glue That Binds Society Together

    Manners Are the Adhesive Glue That Binds Society Together3

    Convention, customs, manners and civility. When my daughter Ella was 16, I met her at a local restaurant for dinner. I was already seated when she arrived and before I could hold the chair out for her, she plopped down in the seat next to me. I was livid. I stood up and told her

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  • Mandatory Masks Might Encourage Risky COVID Behavior

    Mandatory Masks Might Encourage Risky COVID Behavior0

    Governments all around the world are trying to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Making it mandatory for people to wear face masks is a policy that has gained favor among many national governments and state authorities in the United States. Yet any policy that attempts to modify people’s behavior – in this case, making

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