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Should the Government Stop Using Taxes to Promote ‘Virtue’?0
- Politics
- April 20, 2017
Having just submitted our federal tax returns, it’s probably as good a time as any to reflect on the broader purposes of taxation. As you may know, the federal tax code is not just for generating revenue. It’s also intended to achieve certain social aims, such as facilitating home ownership, marriage, charitable donations and general
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Scientist: There is No Battle Between Religion and Science 0
- Religion
- April 20, 2017
Francis Collins is a world-leading geneticist. He is head of the Human Genome Project, director of the National Institutes of Health, a best-selling author, and holds a doctorate from Yale University. Collins is also a Christian. Does his work as a scientist collide with his Christian faith? Not in the slightest, he claims. In an
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What’s So Wrong with Melania Trump Dressing Like a Lady?0
- Culture
- April 20, 2017
Earlier this week, the Trump administration hosted its first Easter Egg Roll at the White House. But while Melania Trump’s subtle reminder for the President to place his hand over his heart garnered most of the attention, the New York Times fashion writer appeared to be more interested in Melania’s wardrobe selection: “A spun-sugar pink
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Are We Focusing Too Much on Gender Discrimination?0
- Culture
- April 20, 2017
In an article for Forbes, scholar Andrew Biggs highlights a recent study on the gender differences in Ph.D. graduates. As the chart below shows, women hold a majority of Ph.D.’s in the humanities, while men hold them in the areas of math and science. As Biggs goes on to explain, such differences are just one
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The Berkeley Battles Are a Sign of Things to Come 0
- Culture
- April 19, 2017
Just how close are we to repeating the political violence of interwar Germany? How bad is it, and how bad can it get? ??Populist-right demonstrators and radical-left protesters clashed in Berkeley, California yesterday. The belligerents used such weapons as fists, feet, rocks, pepper spray, smoke bombs, barricades, and a trash dumpster/battering ram. There was one
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How I Caught Pope Francis Sharing Fake News 0
- Culture
- April 19, 2017
Pope Francis is a pastor who loves telling stories. One of his most memorable is a vignette drawn from To Every Man a Penny, by the Scottish novelist Bruce Marshall. A young officer in the Gestapo has been condemned to death by the French Resistance after the Germans have evacuated Paris. L’Abbé Gaston, a wise
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