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People Should Be Able to Argue without Getting Nasty 0
- Culture
- April 6, 2016
“My brother, Cecil Edward Chesterton, was born when I was about five years old; and, after a brief pause, began to argue. He continued to argue to the end…. I am glad to think that through all those years we never stopped arguing; and we never once quarreled.” These words from G. K. Chesterton’s autobiography
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Study: 1 in 4 College Freshmen Need Remedial Education 0
- Culture
- April 6, 2016
In recent years, the expressed goal of the education system has been to ensure that every child is college- and career-ready. That goal has enjoyed a measure of success, particularly as college enrollment rates rose from 26% to 41% between 1980 and 2012. But landing a spot in college doesn’t necessarily mean students are ready
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Do Animals go to Heaven? C.S. Lewis’ Answer Might Surprise You 2
- Literature
- April 6, 2016
A few nights ago, my four-year-old daughter asked me if animals go to heaven. She is a rather philosophical little creature, but I’m guessing her question was motivated primarily by her recent viewing of All Dogs Go to Heaven at her cousins’ home over Easter weekend. Unprepared, I quickly replied that they do, if you
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Who is Assata Shakur?0
- Culture
- April 6, 2016
During the recent Chicago teachers strike, a controversy broke out between the Chicago police and the Chicago Teachers Union after a teacher rose to the rally podium and gave a “profanity-laced tirade”, which included “F-ck the Police!” Here’s the video: The Chicago Sun Times is reporting that the Fraternal Order of Police is
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Is ‘Stuff’ Paralyzing Today’s Children?0
- Culture
- April 5, 2016
I’m thinking of getting rid of most of my kids’ toys. I’m simply tired of the messes. I thought at first that we just needed to teach our kids more discipline; that in addition to our thorough weekly clean we needed to be more rigid about overseeing morning and evening cleans. But ain’t nobody got
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How a Man Can Tell if a Woman Loves Him, According to Sir Walter Raleigh 0
- Culture
- April 5, 2016
Not long ago, I overheard a middle-aged male mention his obliviousness in college to how many girls were probably interested in him. Contrary to what some may think, his comment wasn’t necessarily sexist or egotistical; it was simply an observation of how clueless men are to the signals women give that they are actually interested
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