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3 Universally Accepted Parenting Principles 0
- Culture
- June 5, 2017
There are hundreds of books and studies on parenting. Parenting methods have changed dramatically in recent decades, and it’s not always easy to find consistent advice on proper parenting techniques. There are, however, some parenting principles that are pretty much universally accepted today. Here are three of them: 1. Show Open Affection for Your Child
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Why There’s a Rising Tide of Left-Wing Violence on Campus 0
- Education
- June 2, 2017
That goose-stepping you heard last week was the latest in an increasingly frequent series of violent protests by left-wing students directed at shutting down conservative voices on campus—protests many of which are encouraged by professors and college administrators. Last week’s protest involved Charles Murray, author of The Bell Curve and, more recently, Coming Apart. It
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Why Emotionally Abusive Women Are Given a Pass in Pop Culture 0
- Culture
- June 2, 2017
Cultural commentary is usually interesting because it’s easy to relate to. Even if you don’t agree with the author’s conclusion or any soft political message, you recognize the scenes and situations that the writer describes. Yet as I read Karen Rinaldi’s article in Motto (an online project of Time), I thought she must live on
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This 1840 Quote Explains Why Black Graduation Ceremonies are Getting So Much Attention 0
- Culture
- June 2, 2017
By now you may have heard about the trend of separate graduation ceremonies. These separate ceremonies are reserved for student groups who feel marginalized on campus and opt to walk for their diploma with those who are most like them. The alternative ceremony with the highest profile occurred in May of 2017, when Harvard held
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Studying the Climate Doesn’t Make You an Expert on Economics and Politics 0
- Economics
- June 2, 2017
In response to the Trump administration’s announcement that it was pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, some of his critics declared that anyone who likes “science” would have supported the accord. Not surprisingly, Neil deGrasse Tyson rushed to declare that Trump supported the withdrawal because his administration “never learned what Science is or how
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Scientists may have discovered evidence of a parallel universe 0
- Science
- June 2, 2017
Scientists have long tried to explain the origin of a mysterious, large and anomalously cold region of the sky. In 2015, they came close to figuring it out as a study showed it to be a “supervoid” in which the density of galaxies is much lower than it is in the rest of the universe.
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