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  • Should the U.S. Become More ‘Isolationist’?

    Should the U.S. Become More ‘Isolationist’?0

    Both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders support what is being referred to as a more “isolationist” foreign policy for America—and that’s undoubtedly part of their appeal. Americans have grown weary of the U.S. acting as the police for the world, of constantly intervening in the affairs of other countries. Many have asked, “Why does it

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  • Does the State Interfere Too Much in Parenting?

    Does the State Interfere Too Much in Parenting?0

    In recent years, the free-range parent movement has swept the nation, encouraging parents to teach their children responsibility by allowing them to do things on their own like walking to the local park. But sometimes parents who give their children responsibility at young ages get into trouble with our over-cautious society. Such is the case

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  • Does the printed word still have power?

    Does the printed word still have power?0

    Myles Connelly seems to have understood the future when he published Mr. Blue in 1926. In it, he reflects: “No printed word shall wring the new masses as did the printed words in the past. They have not time for the printed word. The day when a pamphlet distributed at a street corner could start

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  • Are Schools Rediscovering the Need for Philosophy Curriculum?

    Are Schools Rediscovering the Need for Philosophy Curriculum?0

    Last week we took a look at the curriculum recommendations which Ben Franklin laid out for America’s early grammar schools. These schools consisted of six classes (a.k.a. “grades”) geared toward boys between the ages of 8 and 16 which taught everything from English grammar to classic literature. One of Franklin’s more surprising recommendations was the

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  • Why Millennials Should Learn to Cook

    Why Millennials Should Learn to Cook0

    Why do so few Millennials know how to cook? I think we are seeing basic cooking skills—knowledge that used to be passed in the kitchen from parent to child—combust before our eyes. It’s been going on for a while and is part of a larger trend toward relying on processed foods that began in the

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  • Maybe teachers need a blacksnake whip?

    Maybe teachers need a blacksnake whip?0

    Just as Black Lives Matter succeeded in getting a teacher put on paid leave for daring to question the wisdom of teachers not having the authority to discipline students in the St. Paul Public Schools after several cases of teachers being assaulted (learn more here), another teacher is assaulted by a group of students. This

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  • Is the Education System Producing ‘Mercenaries’?

    Is the Education System Producing ‘Mercenaries’?0

    A mercenary is defined as a person who does something merely for the sake of money or some other reward. If that’s the case, then has the American school system become an institution that predominantly creates mercenaries, i.e., boys and girls who have been taught to value education for its external goods? After all, the

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  • Ignored: Poor Whites

    Ignored: Poor Whites0

    From the Miami Herald’s reporter Leonard Pitts, Jr. comes this revelation: “As it turns out, our deeply racialized view of poverty bears no resemblance to reality. Though it’s true that African Americans are disproportionately likely to live below the poverty line, it is also true that the vast majority of those in poverty are white:

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  • Good News: The Popularity of Apprenticeship is Spreading

    Good News: The Popularity of Apprenticeship is Spreading0

    Apprenticeships have long been a staple in European countries, but they’ve had trouble catching on in the modern U.S. This is largely because Americans have somehow gotten it in their minds that a student is a failure unless he goes to college. But the value of apprenticeships is growing on both American students and employers.

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