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  • Harper Lee on ‘Equality’

    Harper Lee on ‘Equality’0

    The news of Harper Lee’s death at age 89 will undoubtedly rekindle interest and fond reflection in her famous novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Ms. Lee received widespread acclaim for tackling difficult civil rights issues at a time when race relations were reaching a breaking point. In spite of this acclaim, several of her statements

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  • Is Organic Food Just a Waste of Money?

    Is Organic Food Just a Waste of Money?0

    If you are debating whether it’s worth it to spend a few extra dollars (each) on the organic versions of your grocery list items, the results are in. And… it’s still a toss-up. According to NPR, a new meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Nutrition suggests that organics do have higher levels of some

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  • Meme Cleverly Shows the Common Enemy of the Rich AND Poor

    Meme Cleverly Shows the Common Enemy of the Rich AND Poor1

      It’s not often that I peruse political sites. Since I’ve heard most of them before, the arguments they make are almost entirely predictable. But sometimes one stumbles onto a gem by accident. Thanks to a Facebook meme—whose proximate source is the blog International Liberty, and whose ultimate source is a book cited at that

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  • New Study: Parenting More Effective than Ritalin for ADHD

    New Study: Parenting More Effective than Ritalin for ADHD0

    Do you believe that kids today are overmedicated for issues like ADHD? If so, a new study out of the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology may lend credibility to your belief. According to The New York Times: “The study enrolled 146 children with an A.D.H.D. diagnosis from ages 5 to 12 and randomly

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  • Gnostic Bodies: Why Millennials Love Tattoos

    Gnostic Bodies: Why Millennials Love Tattoos0

    • February 19, 2016

    Here’s something a sixty-three year old man thinks about. Once, girls in their summer dresses filled the sidewalks each June. Their bare arms and shoulders would flash out of halter straps and their legs would strut past hems set well above the knees. Just to look at those girls—the bright, cotton colors of their dresses,

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  • Have We Taken the Whole ‘Disorder’ Thing Too Far?

    Have We Taken the Whole ‘Disorder’ Thing Too Far?0

    There’s a new disorder out there and it’s known as PIU: Problematic Internet Use. You think I jest? Honestly, I thought it was a joke too when I first heard of it, but no, it “exists.” A recent study on PIU describes the disorder as: “[A] behavioral addiction with characteristics similar to substance use disorders,

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