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The U.S. Is a More Dangerous Country for Women than North Korea, 548 Women’s Rights Experts Concluded 0
- Culture
- June 27, 2018
Suggesting that many of the world’s most grave problems have been solved, experts in women’s rights from around the world rank the United States among the 10 most dangerous countries for women. Sadly, however, issues such as female genital mutilation, arranged marriage, rape as a weapon of war, honor killings, and maternal mortality haven’t stopped. Rather,
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Union Fees for Government Employees 0
- Education
- June 27, 2018
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Wednesday that nonunion government workers can’t be forced to pay dues or other fees to support a union, further diminishing the power of organized labor and setting up what right-to-work proponents called the “hard work” of protecting free speech rights for the nation’s government employees. Right-to-work advocates also expressed concern
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Embracing Liberty as a Life Philosophy 0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
FEE’s eminent founder, Leonard E. Read, often opined that it was the duty of every lover of liberty to introduce it to others “as a life philosophy.” It’s a phrase we at FEE still use today, and every day. We’re able to preach it with conviction because we practice it with passion. What does it
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Why are People So Obsessed with Superhero Movies?0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
It’s safe to say that America has a love affair with superhero movies. In 2017, five of the 10 highest grossing films were about superheroes, as are three of the top five so far this year. Films such as Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War have shattered box office records and captured the public’s affection.
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Denying Someone a Place to Eat Violates Timeless Norms of Hospitality that Go Back to the Homeric Age 0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
On Feb. 1, 1960, four college students in Greensboro, North Carolina—Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil— sat down at the lunch counter in Woolworth’s and tried to order a bite to eat. They were denied. Authorities were called. Police did not arrest the young men, citing a lack of provocation. So,
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Psychologist: America’s Suicide Crisis Linked to ‘Lack of Meaning’0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
As an addendum to my blogpost from a couple of weeks ago (and to Shelia Liaugminas’ subsequent, related post) I would like to share this piece published in the New York Times. Clay Routledge, professor of psychology from North Dakota State University, has tried to account for the alarming rise in suicides across the US
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The U.S. Is a More Dangerous Country for Women than North Korea, 548 Women’s Rights Experts Concluded 0