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  • Are Schools Squelching the Intelligence of American Children?

    Are Schools Squelching the Intelligence of American Children?0

    It’s no secret that American students are sadly falling behind. One look at the Nation’s Report Card tells us that not even half of students at the 4th, 8th, or 12th grade levels are able to achieve proficiency in math, reading, history, or any number of other subjects. To an outsider, such scores would lead

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  • The Dystopia of Orwell’s “1984”

    The Dystopia of Orwell’s “1984”0

    Though gorgeously written in its own right, 1984 also benefitted from the timing of its release, at the very end of the Second World War and at the beginning of the Cold War. Though a delusional love affair existed between the West and the Soviet Union in 1943, disillusionment and reality set in in the few

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  • It’s Okay to Be Westocentric

    It’s Okay to Be Westocentric0

    Multiculturalism is all the rage in today’s school curriculums in the West. The theory is that giving equal treatment to a diverse array of peoples, histories, and customs will teach students to be more open-minded, tolerant, and informed in a global society. In actuality, I suspect the opposite is the case. Both educationally and socially,

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  • Charles Dickens Wouldn’t Have Played Powerball

    Charles Dickens Wouldn’t Have Played Powerball0

    Lottery obsession is nothing new, Nina Martyris tells us in a story for NPR. In fact, Charles Dickens was horrified by the lottery. As recounted in Dickens’ Pictures from Italy, he was fascinated by the disturbing lottery practices he witnessed in Naples in 1845. So popular was the local lottery of the time that Neapolitans

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  • The Dark Origin of Artificial Insemination

    The Dark Origin of Artificial Insemination0

    While stringent ethical guidelines govern modern reproductive technologies, the 19th-century origins of artificial insemination are unpleasant to say the least. Elizabeth Yuko describes the “ethical nightmare” of the first successful artificial insemination in a woman for The Atlantic. The first artificial insemination resulting in a live birth was performed in 1884. When the woman’s doctor,

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  • Are They Trying to Ruin Anne of Green Gables?!?

    Are They Trying to Ruin Anne of Green Gables?!?0

    If you’re a fan of the lovable, red-headed orphan, Anne Shirley, then it might delight you to hear that Anne of Green Gables is returning to the screen. But before you scream for joy, you may want to consider the fact that the show is prepared to roll out a “new and improved” Anne. From

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