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  • The College Board Scraps Controversial ‘Adversity Score,’ but Continues Plan to Weigh College Admissions

    The College Board Scraps Controversial ‘Adversity Score,’ but Continues Plan to Weigh College Admissions0

    It appears that many Americans still believe that merit is the most important factor in determining who will get into our top colleges and universities. On Tuesday, the College Board announced – after receiving considerable criticism – that it will no longer pursue adding an “Adversity Score” to the SAT. In May, the organization announced that it would start ranking

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  • Steve Jobs’s Unveiling of the iPhone Holds a Timeless Economic Lesson

    Steve Jobs’s Unveiling of the iPhone Holds a Timeless Economic Lesson0

    Steve Jobs was a great visionary. But just how far did his vision extend? If you examine the history of the iPhone, it turns out his vision didn’t extend as far as we might think. In his book Digital Minimalism, computer science professor Cal Newport reveals that the original vision Jobs had for the iPhone

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  • In Praise of ‘Garbagemen’

    In Praise of ‘Garbagemen’0

    When I was twelve my family lived on a small, dry piece of land in rural Texas. Since we lived far outside of any city limits, we couldn’t rely on services like water (we had a well), sewage (we had a septic tank), or sanitation (we had a 12-year-old boy and a 50-gallon burn barrel).

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  • 9th Grade Reading Lists: 1922 vs. Today

    9th Grade Reading Lists: 1922 vs. Today0

    (This story was originally published by Intellectual Takeout on September 2, 2016.) Have you ever thought that high school graduates today… well, just don’t seem to know or understand as much as they once did? According to a new research report from the Urban Institute, such a thought is not simply a result of generational

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  • Think Trump is Hitler? Go to Dachau

    Think Trump is Hitler? Go to Dachau0

    Right now, someone in the media is finding another excuse to proclaim that Trump is Hitler, America is Germany 1933, and detention centers on the southern border are concentration camps. Recently I went to Dachau, just outside of Munich, to see a real concentration camp. The first thing you notice is the irony. The people

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  • Income Inequality Is Not the Enemy

    Income Inequality Is Not the Enemy0

    It’s easy to fall into the trap of comparisons. For myself, it can be very hard to not look at how my friends or acquaintances are doing and not feel that I’m running behind. Houses, cars, paychecks, life state – the temptation to grouse over what I think I don’t have is very strong. Money

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