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  • What Deep Throat Could Teach Us About Fake News

    What Deep Throat Could Teach Us About Fake News0

    Since the election, the reading public has been tortured with the cries from both right and the left about “fake news.” And even though Google just updated its fact-checking tools, the problem doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon. But let’s face it. We could have prevented this. If reporters and readers alike stopped

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  • This 1890 Australian Homework Book Puts Today’s Students to Shame

    This 1890 Australian Homework Book Puts Today’s Students to Shame0

    It’s not often that we get a glimpse of what schoolwork was like around the turn of the 20th century. But every once in a while, someone unearths a record which reveals just how rigorous education used to be. Such was the case in Australia when Marcia Maybury discovered a homework book compiled by her

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  • The Pros and Cons of Small-Town Living

    The Pros and Cons of Small-Town Living0

    Over 80 percent of Americans now live in urban areas. But a growing number of those who do wonder if they should pack it in and migrate to smaller towns.  Gracy Olmstead at the American Conservative weighs the pros and cons of this wondering in a thoughtful article this morning entitled “Abandoning vs. Living in

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  • The Loneliness of the Middle-aged Man

    The Loneliness of the Middle-aged Man0

    It made for a bold headline when the Boston Globe published The Biggest Threat facing middle age men isn’t smoking or obesity. It’s loneliness. Globe reporter Billy Baker’s article exploring how men let friendships lapse as they grow older – leading to loneliness induced health risks- struck a chord around the world, and prompted a

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  • Why Politicians Win (and Workers Lose) Under Socialism

    Why Politicians Win (and Workers Lose) Under Socialism2

    Socialism leads to the politicization of society. Hardly anything can be worse for the production of wealth. Socialism, at least its Marxist version, says its goal is complete equality. The Marxists observe that once you allow private property in the means of production, you allow differences. If I own resource A, then you do not

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  • What’s So Wrong with Melania Trump Dressing Like a Lady?

    What’s So Wrong with Melania Trump Dressing Like a Lady?0

    Earlier this week, the Trump administration hosted its first Easter Egg Roll at the White House. But while Melania Trump’s subtle reminder for the President to place his hand over his heart garnered most of the attention, the New York Times fashion writer appeared to be more interested in Melania’s wardrobe selection: “A spun-sugar pink

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