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  • Latin America: Way more violent than the U.S.

    Latin America: Way more violent than the U.S.0

    InSight Crime is “a foundation dedicated to the study of the principal threat to national and citizen security in Latin America and the Caribbean: organized crime.” Toward that end, the foundation put together a fascinating chart comparing the homicide rate between the various countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Here it is:  Regarding the

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  • Latest U.S. Move May Piss Off Russia

    Latest U.S. Move May Piss Off Russia0

    Does the U.S. really want to be pissing off Vladimir Putin? At this point, is the risk necessary? Last Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter named Russia—not ISIS—as the primary threat to U.S. national security. To “deter Russian aggression,” he is proposing to quadruple military spending in Europe to $3.4 billion, which will allow the U.S.

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  • Latest Millennial Dream Job? Farming

    Latest Millennial Dream Job? Farming2

    On Thanksgiving Day, while America ate its biggest, most famous meal of the year, The Washington Post wrote about something for which everyone ought to be thankful: more millennials are taking up farming. That’s right: For the first time in a long time, a growing number of young Americans are ditching cities and desk jobs

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  • Late Bloomers and the Benefits of Delayed Success

    Late Bloomers and the Benefits of Delayed Success0

    At a dinner party several years ago, a woman and I chatted about education and parenthood. I had just met her and when I told her about our unschooling approach to education that prioritizes self-directed learning, she was visibly perplexed. “Don’t you worry about outcomes?” she asked. Yes, I replied. I want my children to

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  • Larger Schools May Be Driving Teen Suicide Rates Higher

    Larger Schools May Be Driving Teen Suicide Rates Higher0

    Recent headlines have been screaming out a familiar story: teen suicide rates are increasing. Suicide was the second leading cause of death for teens in 2016, and the teen suicide rate jumped 70 percent over the previous ten years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are many reasons one could find

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  • Large Families Becoming an Oddity in America

    Large Families Becoming an Oddity in America0

    Comedian Jim Gaffigan recently gave a hilarious interview on traveling with his five kids. In it, he compared travelling with his children to “transferring serial killers from prison to prison… you have to be constantly aware,” and acknowledged that he and his wife “didn’t get a lot of sleep on the bus tour, but we

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