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  • Let Little Boys Play Like Little Boys

    Let Little Boys Play Like Little Boys0

    A few months ago, neuroscientist Debra Soh declared that trendy attempts to raise children in a gender-neutral environment are downright “futile.” Soh explained: “[S]o long as children are given the option to take part in activities they find interesting, there’s nothing wrong with being gender-typical.” But according to a recent Dartmouth Review interview with philosopher

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  • Trolling: The Reason People Do It

    Trolling: The Reason People Do It0

    “Fail at life. Go bomb yourself.” Comments like this one, found on a CNN article about how women perceive themselves, are prevalent today across the internet, whether it’s Facebook, Reddit or a news website. Such behavior can range from profanity and name-calling to personal attacks, sexual harassment or hate speech. A recent Pew Internet Survey

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  • Moral Outrage: A Theory on Why We’re Seeing So Much of It

    Moral Outrage: A Theory on Why We’re Seeing So Much of It0

    Why do people express so much moral outrage? A pair of academic researchers recently asked this question and discovered “that moral outrage at third-party transgressions is sometimes a means of reducing guilt over one’s own moral failings and restoring a moral identity.” The paper is (appropriately) titled, “A cleansing fire: Moral outrage alleviates guilt and

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  • Why People Should Stop Trying to ‘Win’ Arguments

    Why People Should Stop Trying to ‘Win’ Arguments0

    • March 2, 2017

    Here are four characteristics I consistently see in those who are masterful when they participate in an argument: 1) They listen. Before the other person finishes speaking, a lot of arguers are already busy focusing on their counteroffensive. It’s not uncommon for them to silence their foes with a mid-sentence interruption. You can see it

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  • Deconstructing a Viral Pro Gay Marriage Commercial

    Deconstructing a Viral Pro Gay Marriage Commercial0

    This week saw Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday come and go. And Saturday is Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. So we’ve well and truly entered Lent. This year’s theme for the world-famous parade of LGBTQI sexualities is “creating equality”. How do the BTQI crowds feel about being squeezed out of the name of the

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  • Oregon High School Discovers Hidden Benefits in Shop Class

    Oregon High School Discovers Hidden Benefits in Shop Class0

    Have you ever looked at the range of courses your child can take in high school and had the sense that something was missing? For many parents, that missing item is one that was a favorite course in high school: shop class. The reasons for the disappearance of shop class are simple: high stakes testing

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