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The Root of Our Troubles 0
- Culture
- August 30, 2019
(This story was originally published by Intellectual Takeout on January 28, 2019.) Like you, I’m horrified by the exponential growth in social chaos and totalitarian impulses ravaging our country. It seems as though nothing makes sense, there isn’t a unifying cause tying together the upheaval of American culture. Of course, that’s the nature of chaos,
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9th Grade Reading Lists: 1922 vs. Today 0
- Education
- August 30, 2019
(This story was originally published by Intellectual Takeout on September 2, 2016.) Have you ever thought that high school graduates today… well, just don’t seem to know or understand as much as they once did? According to a new research report from the Urban Institute, such a thought is not simply a result of generational
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In Praise of ‘Garbagemen’0
- Culture
- August 30, 2019
When I was twelve my family lived on a small, dry piece of land in rural Texas. Since we lived far outside of any city limits, we couldn’t rely on services like water (we had a well), sewage (we had a septic tank), or sanitation (we had a 12-year-old boy and a 50-gallon burn barrel).
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The College Board Scraps Controversial ‘Adversity Score,’ but Continues Plan to Weigh College Admissions 0
- Education
- August 30, 2019
It appears that many Americans still believe that merit is the most important factor in determining who will get into our top colleges and universities. On Tuesday, the College Board announced – after receiving considerable criticism – that it will no longer pursue adding an “Adversity Score” to the SAT. In May, the organization announced that it would start ranking
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Steve Jobs’s Unveiling of the iPhone Holds a Timeless Economic Lesson 0
- Culture
- August 30, 2019
Steve Jobs was a great visionary. But just how far did his vision extend? If you examine the history of the iPhone, it turns out his vision didn’t extend as far as we might think. In his book Digital Minimalism, computer science professor Cal Newport reveals that the original vision Jobs had for the iPhone
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Think Trump is Hitler? Go to Dachau 0
- History
- August 29, 2019
Right now, someone in the media is finding another excuse to proclaim that Trump is Hitler, America is Germany 1933, and detention centers on the southern border are concentration camps. Recently I went to Dachau, just outside of Munich, to see a real concentration camp. The first thing you notice is the irony. The people
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