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  • Sex trafficking and family breakdown, is there a link?

    Sex trafficking and family breakdown, is there a link?0

    • September 30, 2015

    The Twin Cities, like many areas around the country, has been the host to horrifyingly high levels of sex trafficking. Most recently, thirteen men were involved in several sex traffic stings in which they were charged with “hiring or engaging in prostitution of a minor.” According to the Pioneer Press, “Two of the men were

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  • Philosopher: Why a ‘Secular Society’ is Doomed

    Philosopher: Why a ‘Secular Society’ is Doomed0

    • September 30, 2015

    It’s taken as a given that the Western world today is a more “secular society.” But though the term “secular” is frequently thrown around, not many people have a clear idea of what it means. That’s because it’s used in different ways. Probably the most common meaning associated with “secular” is “non-religious,” i.e., those who

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  • Actress: “Feminism doesn’t create equality, it creates separation.”

    Actress: “Feminism doesn’t create equality, it creates separation.”0

    • September 30, 2015

    It was recently implied by Breitbart that actress Marion Cotillard made several un-PC statements about feminism. Judging by her original statement in Porter magazine, Breitbart’s assessment wasn’t all that far off: “‘For me it doesn’t create equality, it creates separation. I mean I don’t qualify myself as a feminist.’ ‘We need to fight for women’s

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  • Why It’s Still Important to Memorize

    Why It’s Still Important to Memorize0

    • September 29, 2015

    There was only one poem I was required to memorize in all my years of schooling – Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.    Like most students today, I had an education in which memorization was not emphasized. My understanding is that it is even worse now. Today, the word “memorization” is

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  • Pew Report: Half of Americans Believe Immigrants are Bad for the Economy

    Pew Report: Half of Americans Believe Immigrants are Bad for the Economy0

    • September 29, 2015

    Yesterday, Pew Research released a report which showed that 59 million immigrants have arrived in the U.S. in the last 50 years. This far exceeds the 32 million immigrants which arrived between 1840 and 1919.      The immigration debate can be quite sensitive for a number of reasons. For one thing, denying entry to a

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  • An Education We’re Missing Living in Cities

    An Education We’re Missing Living in Cities0

    Have you ever seen a “hen-pecked” chicken? It’s not pretty. Here’s a picture: (Source: cluck-cluck-here.blogspot.com) It turns out that chickens are actually quite cruel to each other. There is a “pecking order” and you don’t want to be the chicken on the bottom of that order. The farmer my family visited over the weekend pointed

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