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  • It’s Scary What Americans Now Label as ‘Religious Extremism’

    It’s Scary What Americans Now Label as ‘Religious Extremism’0

    • March 14, 2016

    Unsurprisingly, most Americans think of ISIS’ killing of people for refusing to convert to Islam as a case of “religious extremism.” What is surprising is some of the other things that Americans now label as “religious extremism.” A story this week in The Atlantic by Jonathan Merritt focuses on the pertinent results of a poll

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  • It’s Refreshing to Hear about These Frugal Pro Athletes

    It’s Refreshing to Hear about These Frugal Pro Athletes0

    Professional athletes do not have the best track record for making prudential decisions about money. As an example, an infamous 2009 Sports Illustrated article reported that within two years of retirement nearly 80% of former NFL players “have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce.” That’s why it’s been refreshing

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  • It’s Okay to Be Westocentric

    It’s Okay to Be Westocentric0

    Multiculturalism is all the rage in today’s school curriculums in the West. The theory is that giving equal treatment to a diverse array of peoples, histories, and customs will teach students to be more open-minded, tolerant, and informed in a global society. In actuality, I suspect the opposite is the case. Both educationally and socially,

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  • It’s Official: We’re Living in an Asylum

    It’s Official: We’re Living in an Asylum10

    “Meanwhile in Britain: Transwoman Uses ‘Her’ Penis to Play Keyboard on Live Television.” That title for Peter Caddle’s Oct. 23rd article brought a storm of laughter, which I needed. Those few words not only display the rot in our culture, but they’re also just downright funny. The story itself, which describes the antics of Jordan

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  • It’s Not Just Trump Who Thinks America is in Decline

    It’s Not Just Trump Who Thinks America is in Decline0

    As you well know, at least part of Donald Trump’s campaign success has been due to his slogan “Make America Great Again.” The implication behind the slogan is that America is in decline. After all, as professor Noah Smith pointed out earlier this year, “you can’t ‘make America great again’ unless America isn’t-so-great right now.”

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  • It’s Not Just Her: The Worst Thing About Teaching

    It’s Not Just Her: The Worst Thing About Teaching0

    Tara Blair Ball has taught for nine years. And she hates teaching. At the end of the school year, she published an article on Medium entitled, “The #1 Reason Why I Hate Teaching.” Inspired by a complaint received at the end of the school year, Ball explains how a parent was upset that her daughter

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