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  • So you think you’re smart? Take the Final Jeopardy quiz and find out.

    So you think you’re smart? Take the Final Jeopardy quiz and find out.0

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  • Reading Books Linked to Longer Lifespans

    Reading Books Linked to Longer Lifespans0

    The health benefits of exercise have been cited over and over again in numerous scientific journals and classrooms. The gist is simple: living like a couch potato can have grave consequences. Not only that, but sitting for long periods of time has also been found to have detrimental side effects. Finally, we have a bit

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  • 9 Literary Masterpieces the Catholic Church Banned

    9 Literary Masterpieces the Catholic Church Banned2

    The Index Librorum Prohibitorum (modern English translation: List of Prohibited Books) was the official list of banned books created by censors of the Roman Catholic Church. First published in 1559 during the Sacred Congregation of the Roman Inquisition, the Index was updated annually until 1966, when it was abolished by Pope Paul VI. The list

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  • 250-Year-Old Pamphlet Offers Clue on Fixing Education

    250-Year-Old Pamphlet Offers Clue on Fixing Education1

    In the last several years, it’s become increasingly common for editorial cartoons to depict young college graduates working at fast food joints. The message is clear: the cost of a college degree is inflated while the value is diminishing. Such a state has caused many students to wonder if college is the best option for

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  • What Early Feminists Meant by ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’

    What Early Feminists Meant by ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’0

    The phrase “equal pay for equal work” is in play again, with an intended meaning we all know. The idea is that government should force (really force, this time) private employers to boost the pay of women to match the rate of men in the same positions. It’s a bad idea; more than that, the

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  • Universities Should Bring Back Military History

    Universities Should Bring Back Military History0

    War defines the United States. Domestically, it is the country’s greatest budgetary priority: $598 billion, 54 per cent of discretionary spending, in fiscal year 2015. Globally, we have more than 800 bases in some 80 countries, and spend more than the next nine nations combined. Yet academic historians, especially those at the nation’s most richly

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