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The Simple Reason for the Decline of Rational Argument 0
- Culture
- September 25, 2017
Once upon a time, I adamantly agreed with Mark Twain’s assessment of Jane Austen’s books. He noted, “Everytime I read Pride and Prejudice I want to dig her [Jane Austen] up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.” Then I finally forced myself to sit down and make my way through Austen’s
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Poll: 61% Oppose Firing NFL Players Who Refuse to Stand for National Anthem, but 65% of Republicans Say Players Should be Fired 0
- Culture
- September 25, 2017
Today we’re releasing one question from the forthcoming national Cato 2017 Free Speech and Tolerance Survey of 2,300 Americans conducted by the Cato Institute in collaboration with YouGov. The national survey finds that a solid majority, 61%, of Americans oppose firing NFL (National Football League) players who refuse to stand for the national anthem before
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Men are Increasingly ‘Marrying Up’0
- Culture
- September 22, 2017
Like many men, I married up. And, according to sociologists at the University of Kansas and Texas A&M University, the number of men in my situation are increasing. At least when it comes to marrying up economically. That is because the number of highly educated (and therefore higher earning) women exceed the number of highly
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Does College Crush the Entrepreneurial Spirit?0
- Culture
- September 22, 2017
The Washington Post recently ran an article about young Lena Geller, a newly enrolled student at George Washington University. Like most freshmen students, Ms. Geller is learning the ins and outs of college life. But as the WaPo explains, she is also learning to juggle her studies with managing her own business as a baker
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China’s Education System: A Case Against Importing It 0
- Education
- September 22, 2017
I remember a story my college economics professor told my class many years ago about the differences she saw between her American economics students and the Chinese ones she taught during frequent sabbaticals to Beijing. She said that the Chinese economics students generally had superior math skills and the ability to quickly solve complex calculus
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What Babies Learn By Watching Grownups Stick With a Challenge 0
- Family
- September 22, 2017
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The Simple Reason for the Decline of Rational Argument 0