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  • Is Dr. Spock the Reason We Have an Easily Offended Culture?

    Is Dr. Spock the Reason We Have an Easily Offended Culture?0

    • November 18, 2015

    As we have seen with the recent outbursts on various college campuses, it doesn’t take much these days for people to be offended. Wear a Halloween costume which references a certain culture? Offensive. Say something contrary to another person’s opinion? Offensive. But are we too easily offended and outraged these days? That’s a question Sarah

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  • A Sex Strike to End Chicago’s Violence?

    A Sex Strike to End Chicago’s Violence?0

    Aristophanes, the Ancient Greek playwright, created the play Lysistrata around 400 B.C. Set against the backdrop of the Peloponnesian War between Sparta and Athens, it is the story of a woman who sets out to end the violence by starting a sex strike. According to the news this week, a woman is now setting out

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  • What Bureaucrats Secretly Crave

    What Bureaucrats Secretly Crave0

    Good ol’ Tom Wolfe, author of The Bonfire of the Vanities, has a great description of bureaucrats and what they secretly crave in his short piece Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers. If you’ve ever been at the mercy of a bureaucrat demanding the proper forms, this one will probably resonate with you. “There are those who

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  • New Study: Teacher Unions May Have Damaging Effects on Students

    New Study: Teacher Unions May Have Damaging Effects on Students0

    It’s well-accepted fact that a good teacher is one of the most important components of a child’s education. And as some might assume, behind every good teacher is a good teachers union. But while unions might be beneficial for teachers, new evidence suggests they are not beneficial for students.   Such a conclusion was reached

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  • Why Kirsten Dunst Appreciates Chivalry

    Why Kirsten Dunst Appreciates Chivalry0

    The best way to make headlines is to swim upstream against conventional wisdom. Increasingly, however, going against conventional wisdom seems to mean a return to traditional ideas. Such is the case with actress Kirsten Dunst. According to a recent interview in Net-A-Porter fashion magazine, Dunst isn’t necessarily on board with the “find-a-feminist-boyfriend” trend. Instead, Ms.

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  • Oxford Dictionaries’ “Word” of the Year? An Emoji

    Oxford Dictionaries’ “Word” of the Year? An Emoji0

    • November 17, 2015

    Each year, Oxford Dictionaries selects one “Word of the Year” that “best reflect[s] the ethos, mood, and preoccupations” of a given year. Yesterday, Oxford announced that its selection for 2015 wasn’t a word; it was an emoji. More specifically, this emoji: Oxford justified its selection by pointing out that “Emojis are no longer the preserve of

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