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  • Two Ways Our World Resembles ‘1984’

    Two Ways Our World Resembles ‘1984’0

    When I took 1984 with me on vacation recently, I didn’t expect to read it. Unlike the two other books with me—Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life and Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist—I had already read Orwell’s classic work. Or had I? It had been at least 25 years. Most of what I remembered seemed

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  • Have the Elites Lost Their Mandate?

    Have the Elites Lost Their Mandate?0

    In ancient Greek tragedy, the hero rises to fame only to be undone by hubris, the fatal flaw of overweening arrogance. But to understand the events that continue to unfold around the 2016 presidential election, it’s helpful to look farther east. A generation before Sophocles chronicled the rise and fall of Oedipus, Confucius looked at

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  • Chicago Demands $130,000 From Smollett, Threatens New Charge If He Doesn’t Pay Up

    Chicago Demands $130,000 From Smollett, Threatens New Charge If He Doesn’t Pay Up0

    The city of Chicago threatened Jussie Smollett on Thursday with a new charge if he doesn’t pay $130,000 to cover overtime costs incurred by police during their investigation into a hate crime the actor allegedly staged against himself in January. In a letter sent to Smollett’s attorneys, the Chicago Corporation Counsel requested that Smollett pay

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  • Doctor: Facts on Biological Sex Differences Are Being Ignored

    Doctor: Facts on Biological Sex Differences Are Being Ignored0

    Leonard Sax is a family medical doctor who has often demonstrated his commitment to common sense approaches to life. This is particularly clear in his comments on modern child-rearing. As he once bluntly noted, today’s children are “immersed in a culture of disrespect.” But Sax has been carrying his common sense approach to life into

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  • Six Factors That Produce Academically Strong Kids

    Six Factors That Produce Academically Strong Kids0

    As the decline in education standards in Australia continues, new research conducted by the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) offers a solution. The study, headed by research fellow Blaise Joseph, examined 18 schools in disadvantaged areas around the country that boast consistent records of above-average academic performance. The study found six common factors across these school that

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  • The Banality of the Modern Hipster

    The Banality of the Modern Hipster0

    A young man caught my eye recently when he walked into a trendy café in Austin. It wasn’t his curling mustache but the fact that he was walking barefoot. This struck me as an odd choice given that it was overcast and drizzly outside. But I restrained my staid judgmental Britishness—this is America, after all,

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