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  • More Evidence That Kids Just Need to Move?

    More Evidence That Kids Just Need to Move?0

    Researchers at American University have been studying the affects of Washington D.C.’s Healthy Schools Act, reports the Washington Post. Not surprisingly, they discovered that the schools offering the most physical education also had the highest scores in math. D.C.’s Healthy Schools Act was passed in 2010 to combat childhood obesity rates. As part of the

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  • The best form of government?

    The best form of government?0

    Political-philosophy types should all be familiar with Plato’s belief that the “philosopher king” would be the best ruler. The problem is you can never find him. Picking up on that theme, Thomas Aquinas delves into the best form of government in On Kingship (De Regno). For all of us living in America, we probably would

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  • People Still Prefer Working for Men

    People Still Prefer Working for Men0

    One of the stereotypes I frequently hear is that working for a male boss is preferable to working for a female boss.  But is that sentiment widely shared? Statistically speaking, both men and women prefer working for male bosses, though the percentage who do has declined over the years. Interestingly, according to Gallup, women have

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  • WHAT Students Read Matters More Than You Think

    WHAT Students Read Matters More Than You Think0

    In today’s standards-based education system, the main focus is on teaching skills rather than content. There’s a prevalent idea that it matters less what students read just so long as they are reading. But according to E.D. Hirsch, professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia, that’s bull. Some of you may

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  • Polls: Trump and Sanders FTW in NH

    Polls: Trump and Sanders FTW in NH0

    Today New Hampshire votes in the primary. It’s a different setup than Iowa as people aren’t limited to attending a caucus for a few hours in order to cast their vote. New Hampshire, while also predominantly white like Iowa, has a very different political culture. Right now, the polls gathered by Real Clear Politics have

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  • NYU Prof Laments Lack of Ideological Diversity on College Campuses

    NYU Prof Laments Lack of Ideological Diversity on College Campuses0

    Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist who is Professor of Ethical Leadership at NYU’s Stern School of Business. I follow him with interest because he makes substantive, empirically sound claims that nearly everybody appreciates but that grind no ideological axe. He used to vote exclusively Democrat, and is “absolutely horrified by today’s Republican party,” but

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