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Do Today’s Fashions Turn Women into Sex Objects?0
- Culture
- June 28, 2016
As fashion experts will attest, Kate Middleton regularly makes waves with her clothing selections. But unlike most celebrities, the Duchess of Cambridge’s style doesn’t usually hit the headlines because it’s scandalous. In true man bites dog fashion, Kate Middleton’s clothing catches eyes more often because it is modest and traditional, rather than sexy and explicit.
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Are Americans Becoming Less Patriotic?0
- Education
- June 27, 2016
In reading David Goldman’s recent column on Brexit, I was surprised to hear the following statistic: “An April 2016 survey found that two-thirds of Israeli 11th- and 12th-year students agreed with the statement, ‘It’s good to die for our country.’” ? But it’s true. The survey was commissioned by the daily newspaper Israel Hayom, and found
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What Philosophical School of Thought Do You Fall In?20
- Education
- June 27, 2016
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Home-Cooked Meals Aren’t Killing Mother Earth 0
- Culture
- June 27, 2016
According to Food and Wine magazine, when I cook a big meal for my family, I’m not just offering nourishment and fostering important domestic traditions (and, according to studies on childhood obesity, improving my child’s chances of staying at a healthy weight), I’m “wasting money and destroying the environment.” That’s rather rich commentary coming from a magazine whose raison
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Is technology making us dumber or smarter? Yes 0
- Culture
- June 27, 2016
The smartphone in your hand enables you to record a video, edit it and send it around the world. With your phone, you can navigate in cities, buy a car, track your vital signs and accomplish thousands of other tasks. And so? Each of those activities used to demand learning specific skills and acquiring the
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Historian Suggests Trump Would Suspend the Constitution 0
- Education
- June 27, 2016
During election season, hyperbole becomes the norm. It doesn’t seem that unusual to see presidential hopefuls accused of fearmongering and demagoguery. Princeton historian Sean Wilentz recently dialed up the rhetoric even more. In a video that appeared on Big Think earlier this month, Wilentz implied that Donald Trump just might decide to suspend the Constitution
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Do Today’s Fashions Turn Women into Sex Objects?0