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Why are Men Getting Shut Out of the Workforce?0
- Culture
- May 3, 2017
There’s a lot of talk about misogyny these days. Women, it is claimed, are still very much maligned and treated unfairly, and as such, must fight to break through the glass ceiling of the working world. I won’t deny that such may be the case. However, I wonder if we’ve placed such a heavy emphasis
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Not All Parents Want Their Children to be Social Justice Warriors 0
- Education
- May 3, 2017
My article yesterday on the indoctrination taking place at a Minnesota elementary school continues to generate controversy. To recap: the article pointed out numerous examples showing that the K-5 students of Highlands Elementary in Edina are being encouraged to become activists who view the world through the lens of race. Today, I wanted to continue
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Jonathan Haidt: 6 Ways Universities Can Fight Intellectual Intolerance 0
- Culture
- May 2, 2017
New York University professor Jonathan Haidt has become one of the most vocal critics of the university system’s culture of intolerance. The founder of Heterodoxy Academy, whose mission is to improve “the academy by enhancing viewpoint diversity and the conditions that encourage free inquiry,” Haidt says universities today face an enormous but important challenge: “They must
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The Pope’s Favorite Straw Man: ‘Individualism’0
- Economics
- May 2, 2017
Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has repeatedly attacked what he now calls the “liberal-individualist” or “neoliberal” vision of the world. With last week’s statement to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, Francis has renewed the attack, but in the process has exhibited a number of political biases and demonstrably false assumptions. This line of attack
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The Hidden Costs of Universal Preschool Programs 0
- Education
- May 2, 2017
New York City mayor, Bill de Blasio, announced last week his plan to expand universal, taxpayer-funded, full-day preschool to all 3-year-olds regardless of family income. This initiative, dubbed “3-K for All,” expands on de Blasio’s previous effort to offer universal preschool to all of the city’s 4-year-olds, a plan he called “Pre-K for All.” That plan now
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Elementary Students Being Indoctrinated in Minnesota’s Top School District 0
- Education
- May 2, 2017
As I’ve pointed out elsewhere, a large percentage of students in public schools today are being trained to view the world primarily through the lenses of race, class, and gender. Another good example of this phenomenon came to my attention last week in Intellectual Takeout’s backyard. Highlands Elementary is a K-5 school in Edina Public
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