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The Children are in Charge 0
- Culture
- November 9, 2015
We live in strange times. At once both the tyranny and fragility of young Americans is on display. Over at Yale, earlier this week we were treated to the following reaction over Halloween costumes that some folks clearly thought were offensive: When a student gets away with screaming at a professor to “be quiet” and
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This 1897 Text Gives 3 Clues Why Today’s Students Can’t Write 0
- Culture
- November 6, 2015
Last week the Nation’s Report Card announced that no more than 40% of America’s 4th and 8th graders are proficient in reading and math. Those are scary numbers, but the numbers for writing are even more frightening: only 27% of American 8th and 12th graders attained proficiency. Why are American students such terrible writers? Several
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Chores are Becoming Tourist Attractions 0
- Culture
- November 6, 2015
In the title of an article in the The Atlantic yesterday Joe Pinsker asked, “What Do Professional Apple Farmers Think of People Who Pick Apples for Fun?” He found one grumpy farmer in Washington state who had no idea, said “it must be an East Coast or urban thing,” and called the activity “hilarious and
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Did America Use to be Safer?0
- History
- November 6, 2015
In an article for CNN yesterday, Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan recounts her childhood summers spent at her great aunts’ house in Selden, NY. To get to the nearest town once a week, she and one of her elderly aunts would hitch a ride from some stranger 25 miles each way. And, as Noonan
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Equity: Just another name for Marxism?0
- Culture
- November 6, 2015
Particularly in education, there’s been a shift in terminology away from ‘equality’ and towards ‘equity’. You may have noticed it in the media, on campuses, or in political discussions. Often, a graphic like the one below is used to show the difference: The image above is similar to other images being used around the country,
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17 Jaw-Dropping Ayn Rand Quotes 0
- History
- November 6, 2015
1. “I ask them if they believe in God. And if they say they do—then, I know they don’t believe in life.” 2. “Now, I don’t care to discuss the alleged complaints American Indians have against this country. I believe, with good reason, the most unsympathetic Hollywood portrayal of Indians and what they did
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