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  • Nazi Germany Was Highly Educated

    Nazi Germany Was Highly Educated0

    There’s a persistent temptation for modern societies to identify education with formal schooling.   America seems to have fallen into that temptation. Education today is almost wholly associated with school, and improvements to education are focused on raising proficiency scores, helping students meet “standards,” and designing a more efficient system. It is often claimed that

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  • 10 Challenging Quotes from a 20th Century Classic

    10 Challenging Quotes from a 20th Century Classic0

    • October 21, 2015

    Richard Weaver’s Ideas Have Consequences (1948) is considered one of the best nonfiction books of the 20th century. In it, Weaver dianoses problems of the modern age, explores their origins, and offers some potential cures. His University of Chicago colleague Paul Tillich described it as “Brilliantly written, daring and radical… It will shock, and philosophical shock is

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  • You won’t believe how little Boomers saved

    You won’t believe how little Boomers saved0

    The season of dying seems to be upon my friends and me. Last year, it was my step-father; last week, it was a good friend’s dad. In past years there have been others I know who have passed on and, of course, plenty of scares along the way. One thing that troubles me is how

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  • Sex is Dangerous

    Sex is Dangerous0

    The New York Times has brought to our attention that when enjoying sexual activities, a San Francisco school recommends confirming consent every ten minutes for its 10th graders. Here’s some of the pertinent stuff: “Consent from the person you are kissing — or more — is not merely silence or a lack of protest, Shafia

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  • Why Everyone Should Be an Ascetic

    Why Everyone Should Be an Ascetic0

    Most of those familiar with the term “asceticism” associate it with the type of severe bodily discipline engaged in by religious persons. However, the term has a much more broad meaning and application, and refers to something that all human beings should practice. “Asceticism” comes from the Greek word askesis, which is translated as “exercise”

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  • The Gender Gestapo Are Coming to Schools

    The Gender Gestapo Are Coming to Schools0

    • October 20, 2015

    The PC police are hitting the streets of England and heading toward the elementary schools. Their mission? Stop children from using “sexist language.” As the Telegraph reports: “Children as young as five are going to be admonished for using language that enforces gender stereotypes as new guidelines are sent to every school in England this

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