In case you ever wanted more evidence that reading is beneficial for children, a new study published in the Pediatrics medical journal will fit the bill. Led by Dr. John Hutton, a research team from Ohio “used functional MRI scans to measure real-time brain activity in 19 children, aged 3 to 5 years, as they
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As we enter into another presidential election season that will be filled with arguments about what government should and should not do, we would be wise to keep in mind that the structure and role of our government is rooted in a particular understanding of human nature. For much of the West’s history, man was
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Most Americans now work in white-collar and service industry jobs rather than in manual labor. Technological innovation and the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs overseas continues to reduce the need for blue collar workers. And gone are the days where many individuals earned their living through farming. Only 19% of Americans now live in rural areas,
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We live in an age that views itself as necessarily superior to the ages that preceded it. As such, it doesn’t have much use for history and the opinions of those who came before us. For many today, past tradition no longer serves as an authority. But the famous British author G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) believed
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America is suffering from an acute case of “apologia logorrhea.” At least, that’s the diagnosis of comedian and political commentator Dennis Miller in yesterday’s IJ Review article entitled, “My Apologies…” In the article, Miller critiques the tiresome, ever-recurring pattern we’re subjected to in today’s media: public figure says something deemed offensive by some group, public
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Last week, Bloomberg Business reported a new fashion trend for men: womenswear. “In January, Gucci’s menswear runway collection was an eye-opener. … It was because the men on the runway looked … like women. In fact, some of them were women—an increasing trend in menswear shows. Models of both genders—waifish male models and boyish female models alike—were
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