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  • How to Tell if Someone is Lying to You: 6 Signs to Look for

    How to Tell if Someone is Lying to You: 6 Signs to Look for0

    In an era increasingly described as “post truth,” classifying a lie is no simple task. Recognizing deceptive behavior, however, is another story. Pamela Meyer, a certified fraud examiner and self-identified “lie spotter,” says humans lie a lot. (In fact, a person is typically lied to between 10 and 200 times per day, she says.) But

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  • Why Millennials Should Stop Romanticizing Socialism

    Why Millennials Should Stop Romanticizing Socialism0

    This month’s 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution is an appropriate occasion to remind us of the human atrocities committed by communist regimes. But we also should take time to reflect on the progress that has occurred since the fall of the Soviet Union and its socialist economic system in 1991. A recent poll of millennials found

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  • Why Sleeping Beauty is Now Facing a Book Ban

    Why Sleeping Beauty is Now Facing a Book Ban0

    A British mum of a six-year old has asked his school to withdraw the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty from its curriculum because it conveys inappropriate sexual messages. Whaat? Well, if you have been listening to the post-Weinstein #metoo outcry, you will realize that the Prince’s manner of waking the sleeping Princess – with a

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  • Why We Shouldn’t Confuse Philanthropy and Welfare

    Why We Shouldn’t Confuse Philanthropy and Welfare0

    In chapter 14 of The Road to Serfdom, “Material Conditions and Ideal Ends,” Hayek focuses on the path forward now that the Second World War was coming to an end. Specifically, he explains that calling on the state to coercively act in the name of the “greater good” is not a moral act worthy of

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  • Parole Violations Are a Big Reason U.S. Prisons Are So Full

    Parole Violations Are a Big Reason U.S. Prisons Are So Full0

    Rapper Meek Mill is back in prison in Pennsylvania for violating the terms of his probation. According to officials, Mill left the state without permission, did not meet with his probation officer, tested positive for Percocet, failed to complete community service and got into a fight at an airport. Mill’s case has drawn new attention

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  • Propaganda: The Accusation is More Important than the Verdict

    Propaganda: The Accusation is More Important than the Verdict0

    If we’re truly honest with ourselves, we would recognize news ultimately as a form of gossip. Who’s having business trouble? Which actress embarrassed herself? What do the elite think about fashion? Some of it is valuable, but most of it is merely entertainment for us. As such, salacious accusations of misdeeds get “clicks”. Beyond generating

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