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Could This Assassination Be the Beginning of World War 3?0
- History
- December 19, 2016
Today’s assassination of Andrey Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, is already drawing some ominous comparisons. Karlov was gunned down on Monday evening in Turkey’s capital of Ankara as he delivered a speech at an art exhibit. In the video of the attack, the shooter, off-duty police officer Mevlüt Mert Altintas, 22, could be heard
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Study: Children of ‘Authoritative Parents’ Are Smarter with Money 0
- Culture
- December 19, 2016
Last Christmas, family practice doctor Leonard Sax made waves when he declared that parental authority is in decline in America. According to Sax, parents have increasingly allowed their children to call the shots in deciding how they want to live their lives, instead of parents being the ones running the show. As psychologist Lisa Damour
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The Electoral College Is No Accident 0
- History
- December 19, 2016
The Electoral College has now done its work and confirmed the results of the presidential election. But not before another election in which the candidate who received the most votes lost and caused it to become the object of a debate about the legitimacy of its role in a democratic republic. The appropriateness of the
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What if teenagers can’t even read?0
- Culture
- December 16, 2016
The teacher’s words are a year old now, but still deeply troubling. In her December 4, 2014 letter to the editor, Kim Dallas, an English teacher at Rosemount High School in Minnesota had the following to say: “I teach high school English, and I am begging you to please read to your children. Read everything.
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Grammar Nazis: A True Intellectual is More Gracious 0
- History
- December 16, 2016
Every day on Facebook, I watch as some debate is interrupted by a correction of a participant’s grammar. When these corrections occur on Intellectual Takeout, they are sometimes accompanied by a dig at the person’s intelligence, with the implication that the corrector is much more of an intellectual. For all of you Grammar Nazis out
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How to Know When Holiday Drinking is Hurting Your Brain 0
- Culture
- December 16, 2016
For many, the holidays are indeed the most wonderful time of the year. Families and friends come together and enjoy food, good cheer – and, often, alcohol. Commercially speaking, alcohol and the holidays seem to be made for each other. Alcohol can be a quick and easy way to get into the spirit of celebration.
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