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  • Want Dumbed Down Schools? Get Rid of Logic.

    Want Dumbed Down Schools? Get Rid of Logic.0

    In a recent column for The Washington Post, Valerie Strauss highlighted a program called NoRedInk, which helps students across the nation improve their writing skills. Given that only 27 percent of U.S. high school seniors are proficient in this area suggests that such a program is quite necessary. What’s interesting, however, are the areas in

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  • 90% Out-of-Wedlock Birth Rate: Where are the fathers?

    90% Out-of-Wedlock Birth Rate: Where are the fathers?0

    Across the country innumerable men will quietly admit to each other that they feel they are the unwanted ones of society, particularly if they’re white. But to say it in public? That’s not going to happen. And so, the task falls to a few brave women like Christina Hoff Sommers, author of The War Against Boys

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  • The Special Ops Mission in Niger Was Routine and Common. Stop Politicizing It.

    The Special Ops Mission in Niger Was Routine and Common. Stop Politicizing It.0

    The loss of four special operations soldiers in Niger is a tragedy. We grieve as a nation, rightly, whenever we lose any of the brave young men and women who serve in uniform. That said, politicians and news media are turning the event into a farce. Having served as an Army Green Beret for 28 years,

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  • The ‘Look It Up’ Fallacy

    The ‘Look It Up’ Fallacy0

    Modern educators are no longer teaching much in the way of content knowledge. Their excuse why is that we no longer need to because we now have technology. We have Google, and so students can just look things up. In his recent book, Why Knowledge Matters, E. D. Hirsch, Jr. calls this the “Look it

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  • Why Parents Should Take Up a Hobby with Their Kids

    Why Parents Should Take Up a Hobby with Their Kids0

    Ask almost any set of parents how life is and they’ll let out an exhausted sigh and sputter, “Busy!” Between sports, clubs, and media usage many families feel maxed out, exhausted, and pulled in multiple directions. So why do families persist in these activities? There are likely many reasons, but I would wager that the

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  • Is a ‘Nation Without Borders’ an Oxymoron?

    Is a ‘Nation Without Borders’ an Oxymoron?0

    Democrats have had a tough few years. Following the 2016 elections, as Vox has pointed out, Republicans achieved a political dominance not seen since the Civil War era. Not only did the GOP win the presidency while holding the House and Senate, it held total control in 24 states (compared to seven states for Democrats)

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