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The Problem with the Moana Costume Isn’t Cultural Appropriation 0
- Culture
- October 26, 2017
In an utterly unsurprising development, social justice warriors are now not only dictating to American adults what they can wear on Halloween, but children as well. Social convention was once to abstain from culturally insensitive garb like “black face,” but thanks to politically correct scolds, the social expectation of what is acceptable and what is
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Taking Ta-Nehisi Coates Seriously 0
- Economics
- October 26, 2017
In June 2014, Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote a feature in the Atlantic arguing that the terrible history of blacks in the United States justified reparations. Many consider this a radical proposition. Yet critical reaction was mild. Kevin Williamson, writing in National Review, disagreed with Coates’ proposal but was impressed with the “beautifully written monograph,” describing the
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‘Porn Star’: Why We Should Probably Lose the Term 0
- Culture
- October 26, 2017
A few years ago, an 18-year old Duke University student named Miriam Weeks began performing in pornographic films for $1,300 per scene to make ends meet. Today she is better known by her nom de porn: Belle Knox. The story created a national stir, especially after Weeks, who said she began shooting porn because tuition
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Why Children Should Learn to Use Power Tools 0
- Culture
- October 26, 2017
When I was about 10 years old, a friend and I attended a summer program for kids. One of the activities involved making a small wooden footstool. We were both quite thrilled with the project, but my friend grew less thrilled when she discovered that one of the adults saw it as his duty to
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Head Lice Epidemics Are Breaking Out in Schools Across the U.S.0
- Education
- October 26, 2017
Head lice in children are rampant in schools throughout the country. The CDC reports that an estimated six to 12 million young people get head lice each year, and there are indications that these itchy bugs are growing widely resistant to the insecticides commonly used to treat them. A head lice outbreak earlier this month
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Will Christianity be Driven Back into the Catacombs?0
- Culture
- October 26, 2017
Despite popular opinion, it must be acknowledged that America and the West were once culturally Christian. That doesn’t mean that the government was absolutely Christian, but rather that cultural values were most often shaped by Christian ethics and metaphysics, and that they even shaped the laws of the land. Our national holidays have always been around
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The Problem with the Moana Costume Isn’t Cultural Appropriation 0