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  • Researchers Discover Why We Think Some People are “Creepy”

    Researchers Discover Why We Think Some People are “Creepy”0

    • September 11, 2015

    Why do some people make us feel “creepy”? It’s a frequently used term in modern culture, but one that has not been formally studied – until now. Two years ago, researchers Francis McAndrew and Sara Koehnke of Knox College in Illinois conducted an international survey of 1,341 individuals to discover what characteristics seem to provoke

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  • Parents or the State: Who is the Primary Educator?

    Parents or the State: Who is the Primary Educator?0

    • September 11, 2015

    Early in June, the state of Nevada became a pioneer in educational choice by granting Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs) to every child in the state. For those unfamiliar with ESAs, they are a form of school choice which places education dollars in the hands of parents, allowing them to craft a unique academic program tailored

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  • This Description of Medieval London Might Make You More Thankful for Government Intervention!

    This Description of Medieval London Might Make You More Thankful for Government Intervention!0

    • September 10, 2015

    Many subscribers to Intellectual Takeout are of a libertarian persuasion, and would like to see less government intervention in citizens’ affairs. Understandably so. After all, as you can see from the chart below, the number of government regulations has been increasing for some time now: However, what most libertarians are seeking is not the eradication

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  • The Return of Multi-Generational Households

    The Return of Multi-Generational Households0

    • September 10, 2015

    According to the Pew Research Center, the percentage of Americans living in multi-generational households is rising. In a report published last year, Pew writes that “a record 57 million Americans, or 18.1% of the population of the United States, lived in multigenerational family households in 2012, double the number who lived in such households in

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  • America: Listen to This Advice

    America: Listen to This Advice0

    • September 10, 2015

    1) “It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.” 2) “There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.” 3) “Whenever a separation is made between liberty and justice, neither, in my opinion, is safe.” 4) “In a state of nature,

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  • “The Bride Has Nothing On”

    “The Bride Has Nothing On”0

    • September 10, 2015

    Fashion Week is upon us – or so say the many headlines whose corresponding articles will likely reveal pictures of the latest, greatest, and… unusual attire.  The arrival of fashion week reminded me of an article published earlier this year in The Atlantic. Cleverly entitled Aisle Be Seeing You: The Rise of the Totally Transparent

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