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  • Not Sure How to Vote? Try John Adams’ Advice.

    Not Sure How to Vote? Try John Adams’ Advice.0

    As summer comes to a close and autumn shows its face, the time for election season to kick into high gear has (finally) arrived. Where people fall on the political spectrum and the candidate they vote for is often influenced by the steady stream of information they get from the media. But as a number

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  • Spending a $100 Million a Year to Pay Teachers to Do Nothing

    Spending a $100 Million a Year to Pay Teachers to Do Nothing0

    The New York Post ran a story Sunday about a man who was suing New York City. He wasn’t after money (he’s making $94,000 a year). He was suing to be allowed to earn his money. David Suker, 48, is one of hundreds of teachers in the Absent Teacher Reserve. He gets paid to show

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  • Students Reject Everyone-Gets-a-Trophy Mentality

    Students Reject Everyone-Gets-a-Trophy Mentality0

    Many have fallen prey to the everyone-gets-a-trophy mentality in recent years. After all, one must never hurt the feelings of precious little flowers who might not be as talented as their peers! One of the latest victims bitten by this bug is the revered Cambridge University in Great Britain. According to The Telegraph, Cambridge’s tradition

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  • Notre Dame Prof: America Can’t Be Saved; It Must Be Re-Founded

    Notre Dame Prof: America Can’t Be Saved; It Must Be Re-Founded0

    A poll this past summer showed that 79% of Americans believe their country is headed in the wrong direction. Patrick Deneen, a well-respected Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, is one of them. However, the reason he believes America is in decline is unique. Most people—“conservatives” especially—typically accept the narrative that

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  • America Used to Elect its Presidents Way Differently

    America Used to Elect its Presidents Way Differently0

    For the last year and a half, Americans have watched political contenders fly around the country explaining why he or she should be president of the United States. But it was not always done this way (and I’m not talking about airplanes). For the first half-century of our republic’s existence, one was not supposed to

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  • Obamacare Failing Before Our Eyes

    Obamacare Failing Before Our Eyes0

    Health care insurance premiums will increase significantly next year as a result of the Affordable Care Act, and many consumers will be left with access to only a single insurance provider, according to administration officials. Arizona will see the biggest spike in prices (a whopping 116 percent), while Oklahoma will see a spike of 69 percent and Tennessee,

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