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‘We Have Kindle Now. Who Has Books Anymore?’0
- Culture
- March 24, 2016
While getting my oil changed the other day, I happened to catch a house-hunting reality program on the waiting room television. The house hunter in this case was a 25-year-old woman looking for a Manhattan apartment. While reviewing one option, she looked at the built-in bookcases which lined the wall, raised her eyebrows, and said,
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Was Patrick Henry Illiterate?0
- History
- March 23, 2016
Patrick Henry is a name familiar to many Americans. But let’s be honest, few of us who know of him could offer more than a detail or two about the man. Like Paul Revere, Henry, an admirable patriot and statesman, is primarily remembered for a single act. While Revere is remembered for his famous Midnight
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The SAT is Being Dumbed Down, Big Time 0
- Education
- March 23, 2016
Students around America are rejoicing. Earlier this month, it was quietly announced that major changes were in store for the SAT—changes that would make America’s most famous admittance exam easier. If this sounds familiar, you’re not having déjà vu. A quick Google search reveals that the test has undergone various cosmetic changes in recent years.
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The Barbarians are Behind the Walls 0
- Culture
- March 23, 2016
As of this writing, over 30 people are dead and nearly 250 wounded after bombings at the Brussels airport and a major metro hub. ISIS has taken credit for the bombings, based on the report from their news agency, Amaq: “Islamic State fighters carried out a series of bombings with explosive belts and devices on
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How Europe Climbed Out of the Dark Ages 0
- Education
- March 23, 2016
I and many others have wondered if the West is on the cusp of a new Dark Age. In spite of the impressive technological achievements of the past two centuries, some worrying, recent trends in education suggest that the intellectual capital which helped accomplish these achievements is gradually dissipating. If we are on the cusp
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Ben Franklin’s 5 Tips for Making Americans Better Writers 0
- Education
- March 23, 2016
On average, American students demonstrate poor reading skills. Indeed, the most recent Nation’s Report Card shows that only 38% of high school seniors are proficient in this area. But high school writing skills are worse: only 27% of students – one in four – achieve proficiency in writing. In 1733 Benjamin Franklin noted, “It seems
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Are Anti-Bullying Laws Preventing Critical Thinking?0
- Culture
- March 23, 2016
By now, we’ve all heard strange stories about zero-tolerance discipline policies singling out kids for, well, kid-like behavior. The Pop-Tart gun student is a prime example. In a recent edition of the Washington Post, Eugene Volokh highlights another unique discipline incident over – believe it or not – vegetarianism. As Volokh describes it, a sixth-grade
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4 Logical Paradoxes That Will Blow Your Mind 0
- March 23, 2016
Nothing fascinates quite like the good old classical paradox. Am I right? A couple of my favorite writers—G.K. Chesteron and Oscar Wilde—distinguished themselves as arguably the top writers of their day in literary paradox. So when I stumbled on a YouTube video (see below) exploring mind-bending logical paradoxes—those puzzles that seemingly offer no solution—I had
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11 Last Words of Famous People 0
- Culture
- March 23, 2016
This coming Friday marks the observance of Christ’s crucifixion, an event which is likely the most famous death in history. It’s often said that you can tell a lot about a person’s life by the way they behave at their death. For followers of Christ, his last words – “It is finished” and “Father, into
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