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How Portugal’s Livraria Lello Uses Price Discrimination to Improve Its Business 0
- Culture
- June 12, 2019
Tickets are usually the first step in going to concerts, theaters, festivals, and sporting events. Whether you were following the Grateful Dead or catching the latest Marvel movie, the theme remains the same. With each ticket, someone is able to reserve a spot to enjoy that which is scarce in availability. However, while I have
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The Greatest – and Least Acknowledged – Educational System in the World 0
- Education
- June 11, 2019
Google “America’s best institutions for learning,” and all sorts of websites leap to the screen. There’s “America’s Top College List” from Forbes. “America’s Best Colleges for Adult Learners” is another. “Best Universities in the United States” is a third option. And finally, “The 20 Best Conservative Colleges in America.” If asked which is the best institution
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What Happens When Everyone Gets a ‘Free’ Lunch? Money Problems 0
- Economics
- June 11, 2019
A yogurt company, Chobani, has picked up the tab for unpaid school lunches in a Rhode Island school district. That’s a relief to the school district, but not one likely to be replicated elsewhere. A new report finds that it would take a whole lot of dairy to fix the waste and misspent money in
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Raising a Great Man: Four Child-Rearing Practices Used By Ben Franklin’s Father 0
- Culture
- June 11, 2019
Years ago, my father and I were volunteering in a class of inner-city preschoolers. One little boy was a particular handful, and my dad spent most of the class time working one-on-one, trying to get him to behave. By the end of the class, my dad was exhausted. Or maybe frustrated is the better word.
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‘Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Western Civ Has Got to Go’5
- Culture
- June 11, 2019
On January 15, 1987, Jesse Jackson and around 500 protesters marched down Palm Drive, Stanford University’s grand main entrance, chanting “Hey hey, ho ho, Western Civ has got to go.” They were protesting Stanford University’s introductory humanities program known as “Western Culture.” For Jackson and the protesters, the problem was its lack of “diversity.” The
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The Most Unpopular Presidential Election Winner Could Win Again in 2020 0
- Politics
- June 11, 2019
Donald Trump is the first president to ever be elected while being actively disliked by the majority of Americans. Trump was also the first person elected president who was significantly less popular than his counterpart. Most Americans have heard of presidents losing the popular vote but winning the election. But to win while the majority
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How Portugal’s Livraria Lello Uses Price Discrimination to Improve Its Business 0