When it comes to international education rankings, the U.S. ranks 17th in reading, 21st in science, and 26th in math. Unfortunately, the U.S. accounts for these abysmal scores by saying that our large number of poor and disadvantaged students are to blame. But as a new study from the OECD (the organization responsible for the
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The rise of smartphones has been a pet peeve for many restauranteurs as many customers focus more on their phones than the menu or the meal. Distracting phones are not only slowing down service time—which in turn reduces customers and revenues,—but are also reducing the family and community experience of dining. Faced with this problem,
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Whether you realize it or not, you probably adhere to a particular moral theory. If you formally studied ethics in college or later, chances are you know what your moral theory is. But even if you didn’t, it’s useful to bring your moral theory to full light so that it can be honestly considered and
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Nowhere is the concern with the problem of community in Western society more intense than with respect to the family. The contemporary family, as countless books, articles, college courses, and marital clinics make plain, has become an obsessive problem. The family inspires a curious dualism of thought. We tend to regard it uneasily as a final manifestation of tribal society,
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Already in this campaign cycle we’ve seen the polls get it wrong. Notably, of course, the pollsters have ended up with serious egg on their faces in recent, past elections. But they’ve also dropped the ball well before that with Dewey vs. Truman as one of the most memorable in history. Nonetheless, even for their
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One of the seemingly highest values of modern society is summarized in the phrase, “Don’t judge.” The phrase is often used today as an attempt to silence those who openly express disapproval for a certain belief or practice. Of course, this use of the phrase “Don’t judge” does have provenance in the Western, Christian tradition.
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