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  • How Participation Trophies are Infiltrating Report Cards

    How Participation Trophies are Infiltrating Report Cards0

    Report cards have long been the frightening moment of truth for children – and parents, for that matter – through the years. Everyone wants to experience the relief and thrill of an ice cream celebration over a whole slate of “As,” but all too often such desires never materialize. Those desires have materialized a lot

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  • Internet Raises $80K for Hot Dog Vendor Mugged by Government

    Internet Raises $80K for Hot Dog Vendor Mugged by Government0

    Like all entrepreneurs, Beto Matias saw an opportunity to support his family while simultaneously creating value for his community. Finding a prime spot right outside UC Berkeley’s football stadium, Matias began selling his craft hot dogs to willing consumers. No one complained about the quality of Matias’ hot dogs, nor did anyone have any objections

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  • What Is Nationalism?

    What Is Nationalism?0

    Mark Malvasi’s recent essay on the rise of nationalism in the nineteenth century was a cogent and thought-provoking appraisal of the dangers of politically orchestrated mob-patriotism. It was not, however, an essay that sought to define nationalism per se, and it is dangerous to presume that nationalism is always synonymous with such mob-patriotism and the

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  • Famous Author: ‘There Is No Such Thing as Atheism’

    Famous Author: ‘There Is No Such Thing as Atheism’0

    In today’s secular America, it feels like atheism (the lack of belief in a divine being) is extremely prevalent. But you may be surprised to learn that, according to the most recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, only about 3% of Americans actually identify as atheist. That said, there are many more Americans

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  • Legal and Illegal Is Not Right and Wrong

    Legal and Illegal Is Not Right and Wrong1

    • September 18, 2017

    One of my favorite sayings comes from the now defunct web-comic A Softer World. “It was a sweet day when I realized,” reads the comic, “legal and illegal had nothing to do with right and wrong.” I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. I wish I could say it was because I had faced

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  • Millennials Now Need ‘Coaching Rooms’ to Learn How to Parent

    Millennials Now Need ‘Coaching Rooms’ to Learn How to Parent0

    Earlier this evening while chatting with my newlywed neighbors, I tried to put them at ease about parenthood. I told them: It’s not hard, just difficult. When born on time and healthy, babies generally just need food, clean clothes and diapers, and sleep. It takes a while for new parents to get into the groove

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