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  • Students in Turkey Value Free Speech Way More than American Students

    Students in Turkey Value Free Speech Way More than American Students0

    Several weeks ago, many in the U.S. were rather disturbed when protestors at UC Berkeley were able to shut out controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos from speaking on campus. As CNN reported: “More than 1,500 protesters had gathered at Sproul Plaza, chanting and holding signs that read: ‘No safe space for racists’ and ‘This is war.’

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  • Respectful Children So Rare that Restaurant Owner Gives Them a Discount

    Respectful Children So Rare that Restaurant Owner Gives Them a Discount0

    Have you ever noticed that many of today’s children seem to have a lack of respect for others, a fact which becomes particularly apparent in their poor behavior in public? If so, you’re not alone. Italian restaurant owner Antonio Ferrari seems to have subconsciously noticed the same thing. But he was unable to put his

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  • Nation’s Longest Wed Couple Reveals the Secret to a Good Marriage

    Nation’s Longest Wed Couple Reveals the Secret to a Good Marriage0

    Are Jeram and Ganga Ravji the world’s longest-married couple? The Indian-born couple are certainly New Zealand’s current record holders, ready to mark 82 years of marriage in April. On Valentine’s Day they received a special accolade for the second year running from Family First NZ. But it didn’t all begin with Valentines and roses. Born

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  • Five Ways Nanoscience is Making Science Fiction into Fact

    Five Ways Nanoscience is Making Science Fiction into Fact0

    Russian author Boris Zhitkov wrote the 1931 short story Microhands, in which the narrator creates miniature hands to carry out intricate surgeries. And while that was nearly 100 years ago, the tale illustrates the real fundamentals of the nanoscience researchers are working on today. Nanoscience is the study of molecules that are one billionth of

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  • We’re All ‘Snowflakes’ Now

    We’re All ‘Snowflakes’ Now0

    A quote frequently attributed to Socrates says that “When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.” And probably the most cited logical fallacy these days is the ad hominem, which is an attack “against the person” rather than his or her actual argument. For these reasons, I and many others have

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  • Tariffs: Are They Really That Bad?

    Tariffs: Are They Really That Bad?0

    The Founding Fathers gave Congress the power to “regulate commerce with foreign nations” in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.  The Framers encouraged sanctions, duties, and fees as revenue-raising measures.  Thomas Jefferson argued, “We ought not to depend on supplies from other countries.  Shall we suppress imposts [tariffs] and give that advantage to foreign

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