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Harvard Students Explain 3 Ways Homeschooling Helped Them Succeed 0
- Culture
- December 12, 2017
If one was to name a leading institution of higher education in America, Harvard University would definitely be one of the first to come to mind. After all, anyone with the name Harvard on his resume is practically guaranteed an open door to all kinds of profitable careers. The trick, then, is to get into
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Against the Maternal State 0
- Education
- December 12, 2017
In the late nineteenth century, many Americans took pride in living in a country that boasted so much freedom. In describing their society and polity, they often contrasted them with what they called paternalism, which they believed was the rule in certain European countries, such as Germany, where a proto-welfare state began to be developed
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The Reason Evangelicals Are Okay Voting For Roy Moore 0
- Politics
- December 12, 2017
Roy Moore allegedly stalking girls, Donald Trump’s mic’d misogyny, family values Congressman Wesley Goodman’s alleged sexual harassment of young Republican men and the Bill O’Reilly and Roger Ailes resignations at Fox News – all of these point to a would-be crisis. Some evangelicals have rebelled. R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological
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Rest and Quiet Contemplation: We Need More 0
- Culture
- December 12, 2017
At meetings, conferences, receptions, and even during casual conversations I’m inevitably asked if I saw so-and-so on the stir-the-pot talk show last night or if I listened to talking-head-Bob this afternoon on his critique-everything radio show. Inevitably, my answer is, “No.” The same sorts of questions arise when it comes to the latest release of talking-head-Jane’s
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Should Women Take Their Husband’s Last Name?0
- Culture
- December 11, 2017
When it comes to gender norms in America, the times they are a changin’. One of the signs of this is the decline in the number of women changing their names after marriage. Recent surveys suggest that thirty percent of married American women either combine their names with their husbands’ names, or never change their
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‘Free Will Exists’: G.K. Chesterton’s Philosophy in 3 Words 0
- Philosophy
- December 11, 2017
If one were to capture G.K. Chesterton’s philosophy to just a few words, it could be done in this sentence: Free will exists. Almost everything else that he wrote followed from this belief, including his objection to fatalism and determinism in all their forms. Chesterton did concede that the determinist thinks that he is a
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