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  • Is ‘Stuff’ Paralyzing Today’s Children?

    Is ‘Stuff’ Paralyzing Today’s Children?0

    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 the Declaration of Independence was Unoriginal

    How the Declaration of Independence was Unoriginal0

    The opening of the Declaration of Independence, the document that formally kicked off the American Colonies’ drive to establish an independent country from Great Britain, is a beloved document for most Americans. We should all know it by heart, but if one doesn’t, here it is: When in the Course of human events, it becomes

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  • How a Man Can Tell if a Woman Loves Him, According to Sir Walter Raleigh

    How a Man Can Tell if a Woman Loves Him, According to Sir Walter Raleigh0

    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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  • Do You Live in a Bubble?

    Do You Live in a Bubble?0

    Charles Murray, libertarian and scholar at American Enterprise Institute, has argued for some time that the upper classes in American society are increasingly becoming disconnected from poor and working class whites. The thesis was the crux of his 2012 book, “Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010.” PBS recently released a second version of

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  • Are we creating Men without Chests?

    Are we creating Men without Chests?0

    Much can be said and has been said about modern education. The catchphrase that seems to capture it best is ‘college and career ready’. But what does that even mean? What does it mean to be prepared? As we watch college students now requiring safe spaces and therapy due to partiers wearing sombreros or a

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  • What makes an American? (Part 2)

    What makes an American? (Part 2)0

    In the movie Bridge of Spies, James Donovan, the lawyer tasked with the legal defense of a Soviet spy during the Cold War, makes the argument to a CIA operative that what makes us Americans is our agreement about the Rule Book, the Constitution. As seen in movie clip above, Donovan states: “Just one thing

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  • What makes an American? (Part 1)

    What makes an American? (Part 1)0

    Up until the mid-1960s, America was largely a melting pot of white Europeans. With changes to immigration laws, the last fifty years have seen a large influx of migrants to the U.S. coming from non-European nations. As a nation of immigrants, if race and ethnicity don’t bind us together, what does? In Bridge of Spies,

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  • U. of New Hampshire Students Actually Created a ‘Bias-Free Language Guide’

    U. of New Hampshire Students Actually Created a ‘Bias-Free Language Guide’0

    Over the weekend I stumbled on an article in The Harvard Crimson that referenced the University of New Hampshire’s “Bias-Free Language Guide.” I was amused if not terribly surprised to hear that such a thing existed, but my initial searches failed to turn up the document. It turns out that the University of New Hampshire

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  • Terrific: District Calls Teacher ‘Negligent’ for Trying to Break Up a Fight

    Terrific: District Calls Teacher ‘Negligent’ for Trying to Break Up a Fight0

    A week ago, I asked an out-of-state friend how her job as a teacher was going. “Terrible!” she responded. “The entire school is chaotic and out of control.” She went on to explain that the school’s students have caught on to the fact that there are no serious consequences when teachers send them to administration

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