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  • Is Spanking Harmful? Why Research Hasnt Given Us a Clear Answer0

    The spanking debate, in case you have not heard, is over. Or is it? Contrary to Psychology Today’s pronouncement, arguments over the effectiveness are far from over. Child professionals line up either on either side of the debate, armed with an arsenal of research supporting their own view. One of the more recent studies, conducted

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  • How Phones Became Electronic Pacifiers

    How Phones Became Electronic Pacifiers0

    Imagine walking into a restaurant one evening. Most of the diners are families. Suddenly you notice something odd. Every single child in the restaurant—not just the babies but also the teenagers—is using a pacifier. And then you realize many of the parents are too. Laugh if you want, but that’s more or less what I

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  • Inflation Veering Toward 1 Million Percent in Collapsing, Socialist Venezuela

    Inflation Veering Toward 1 Million Percent in Collapsing, Socialist Venezuela0

    Venezuela’s inflation may hit 1 million percent by the end of the year, the International Monetary Fund announced on Monday. This incredible hyperinflation is reminiscent of Weimar Germany during the years immediately after World War I, in which wheelbarrows full of cash were required to buy bare essential items, like a loaf of bread.   That pile

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  • 5 (Other) Times Russia Meddled in U.S. Elections

    5 (Other) Times Russia Meddled in U.S. Elections0

    With so much media attention on Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election, it seems we have forgotten the obvious: this is not Russia’s first time meddling in American elections.   In fact, Russia has been at this for a while. Yet America is all but undergoing another Red Scare. The Senate Intelligence Committee has held

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  • How Mom and Pop Stores Are Defeating Amazon and Walmart in India

    How Mom and Pop Stores Are Defeating Amazon and Walmart in India0

    Everyone is taught to believe that gigantic retailers are the most efficient distributors of goods to the general public. Small stores may be able to fill tiny niches. They may be quaint and picturesque. However, only the gigantic retailers have the capital and economy of scale to offer everyday lower prices and variety to the

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  • Chesterton: Science Is a Tool (or a Toy), Nothing More

    Chesterton: Science Is a Tool (or a Toy), Nothing More0

    While he was never a teacher, G. K. Chesterton did help instruct his readers about how to think about many things. Far from the least of those things was science. And while he was never a scientist, Chesterton certainly knew something about thinking about science. To be succinct, Chesterton regarded science as either a “tool or a

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