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Scholar: Schools Are Creating ‘Learned Barbarians’0
- Culture
- September 20, 2016
There are two main competing views about human nature in Western civilization. The first and most ancient is the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian view. Mutatis mutandis, it holds that men and women are born with a proclivity toward ignorance, are subject to many harmful passions (e.g. anger, envy, etc.), and need much training and work to
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Telegraph: Down’s Syndrome People Could Soon Face “Extinction”0
- Culture
- September 20, 2016
This week, The Telegraph commented ona trend that’s been apparent for quite some time: about 90% of pregnancies involving a fetus diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome in Britain are aborted. The statistical picture in the U.S. is a bit more complicated, but even with all the academic qualifications, it’s clear that the majority are aborted. Some
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Is European Civilization Vanishing Before Our Eyes?0
- Culture
- September 20, 2016
European demographic decline has been a topic that has been canvassed a lot on this blog. Looking at our more recent posts this year, we have written about Italy’s demographic “apocalypse”, Hungary’s fight against depopulation, Europe’s dying villages, the migrant crisis, Romania’s longterm demographic decline, and Finland’s historically low birthrates. We even saw Lord Sack’s warning that we are seeing the fall of
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Doctor: Excusing Kids from Chores is “a Mistake”0
- Culture
- September 20, 2016
Ask many of today’s parents if they were required to do chores as a child and the answer will likely be yes – accompanied, of course, by a description of their least favorite job. But while 82 percent of today’s parents did chores as a child, only 28 percent of them expect the same out
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Watch this 17-Year Old Kid Explain Why He Won’t Go to College 0
- Culture
- September 20, 2016
You might still believe that college is a great investment for nearly everyone. You might still hold to the view that a great education benefits the student and the whole of society. You might even agree with the politicians who are figuring out how to drive more people into college. Even if all that is
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15 Hilarious Comics That Illustrate the Struggles of Being a Parent 0
- Entertainment
- September 19, 2016
When we bring children into our lives, most of us are incredibly excited at the prospect of what’s to come. What we quickly come to realize is that raising this child is going to be just as difficult as it will be amazing. Brian Gordon is one dad who understands this just as well as
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