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Mexico Begins Its Own Trek to Hell 0
- Culture
- July 5, 2018
All Latin-Americans at some point ask themselves: Why is no Latin American country as well-developed as the United States? The answer is probably not related to our weather or a lesser disposition to work, as many have tried to claim. The answer is probably simpler: A socialist culture and a strong attachment to the left. Venezuela,
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Is the Inability to ‘Adult’ Driving the Teen Summer Job Decline?0
- Culture
- July 5, 2018
I’ve come into contact with various contractors in recent weeks. These contractors have a few things in common. First, they are swamped with work. Second, they have a terrible time finding capable and reliable workers to do the job. I thought of the plight of these contractors when I saw a new report from Pew
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Just 18% of Universities Require Students to Take an American History Course to Graduate 0
- Culture
- July 5, 2018
Though college leaders constantly remind the public about the value of a college degree, graduates sometimes leave without important knowledge. As Americans celebrate the 4th of July holiday, it’s a good time to reflect on just how little college students know about the Declaration of Independence and American history. The data are depressing. A 2016 report from the
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The Minnesota First at the Battle of Gettysburg: Putting Lincoln’s Words into Perspective 0
- History
- July 3, 2018
On July 3rd, 1863, Union troops won the Battle of Gettysburg. Considered to be a turning point of the war, Gettysburg was the deadliest Civil War battle, not only in terms of civilian soldiers, but Generals as well. The three days of fighting were filled with devastation, tragedy, courage, and heroism. There were many points
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How Democracies Become Tyrannical 0
- Economics
- July 3, 2018
For most of the last three centuries, the ideas of liberty and democracy have been intertwined in the minds of both friends and foes of a free society. The substitution of absolute monarchies with governments representative of the voting choices of a nation’s population has been considered part and parcel with the advancement of freedom
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Academic Publishing Is a Total Mess. Here Are 6 Ways to Fix It.1
- Education
- July 3, 2018
The world of scholarly communication is broken. Giant, corporate publishers with racketeering business practices and profit margins that exceed Apple’s treat life-saving research as a private commodity to be sold at exorbitant profits. Only around 25 per cent of the global corpus of research knowledge is ‘open access’, or accessible to the public for free
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Mexico Begins Its Own Trek to Hell 0