David Freedman reports in this month’s issue of The Atlantic that there’s a “war on stupid people” in America today: “As recently as the 1950s, possessing only middling intelligence was not likely to severely limit your life’s trajectory. IQ wasn’t a big factor in whom you married, where you lived, or what others thought of you.
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A Cornell student will present an analysis in San Diego on Friday that contact with intelligent life in our galaxy becomes likely in about 1,500 years. “We haven’t heard from aliens yet, as space is a big place – but that doesn’t mean no one is out there,” said Cornell student Evan Solomonides. “It’s possible
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On June 15th, 1775, the newly formed American Congress appointed George Washington as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. As was the case when eventually elected as America’s first president, Washington’s letters to family and friends demonstrate his extreme reluctance in accepting such an honorable, but demanding, position. The following letter to his friend Colonel
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I have to admit, I’ve always been annoyed by the “COEXIST” bumper sticker, a picture of which I’ve included above. It’s not that I wholeheartedly disagree with the message. I do indeed believe that people of different religious faiths should be peaceful toward each other. But at the same time, there’s an underlying sentiment to
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According to Reuters, in the wake of the Orlando Massacre 50% of Americans now agree that the “United States should temporarily stop all Muslims from entering the United States.” Here’s the chart: As you probably noticed, there was a huge swing since the Orlando Massacre. Here are the numbers just prior to the Islamic terrorist
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When I was eight years old, a little girl near my age moved into the house across the street. She, my sister, and I clicked immediately. The girl was, however, an only child with two working parents. As such, she spent her summers in a profusion of camps and activities, leaving little time for play.
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