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  • Are You as Grateful as You Deserve to Be?

    Are You as Grateful as You Deserve to Be?0

    As a physician, I have helped to care for many patients and families whose lives have been turned upside down by serious illnesses and injuries. In the throes of such catastrophes, it can be difficult to find cause for anything but lament. Yet Thanksgiving presents us with an opportunity to develop one of the healthiest,

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  • Groucho Marx Explains American Politics

    Groucho Marx Explains American Politics0

    We’ve all seen the acceleration of polarized politics in the last few years. Nowadays we can’t even agree on the supposedly apolitical branch of the federal government. Over at the Pew Research Center, interest in this political polarization has turned into something of an obsession. Some of the highlights from their 2019 coverage include: 60 percent of

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  • Dear Senator Warren: Don’t Penalize Moms Who Choose to Stay Home with Their Kids

    Dear Senator Warren: Don’t Penalize Moms Who Choose to Stay Home with Their Kids0

    Dear Senator Warren, Congratulations! You’ve been making great progress in your presidential race. As a working mom of two little girls, aged two and three, I’m happy to see a fellow mom in the spotlight, fighting to help middle-class families. But, I have to admit, I’m a little bit confused. Let me explain. I recently

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  • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly From Our Nation’s Report Card

    The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly From Our Nation’s Report Card0

    Every couple years, the U.S. Department of Education evaluates how well American education serves its students. The Department uses a test known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) – often dubbed the “Nation’s Report Card.” This year’s report, which was released late last month, evaluates fourth and eighth grade students’ proficiency in reading and math. The test

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  • The School Funding Inequity Farce

    The School Funding Inequity Farce0

    Leading presidential candidates and major media outlets are claiming that school districts with high concentrations of minorities and poor children generally receive less funding per student than other districts. That hasn’t been true for at least half a century, but people are spreading this myth through deceptive studies that exclude federal funds. In reality, a

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  • Why the Pilgrims Abandoned Common Ownership for Private Property

    Why the Pilgrims Abandoned Common Ownership for Private Property0

    Next year at this time, Americans will mark the 400th anniversary of the landing of the Mayflower in 1620 and the subsequent founding of the Plymouth colony by English Puritans we know as the Pilgrims. They, of course, became the mothers and fathers of the first Thanksgiving. The Common Property Approach The first few years

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