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  • Give the Nazis What They Want

    Give the Nazis What They Want0

    If you called Donald Trump a Nazi, he’d probably take offense, even though his nationalism is socialistic. If you called Bernie Sanders a Nazi, you’d be dismissed out of hand, though his socialism is avowedly nationalistic. But did you know that Adolf Hitler himself took offense when the word was applied to him and his

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  • Can the Pursuit of “Efficiency” Ever Be Wrong?

    Can the Pursuit of “Efficiency” Ever Be Wrong?0

    When the machine gun gained popularity in the 1890s, people were so horrified by its power that some hoped its very existence would prevent wars. Only a short time later the machine gun would be used to kill millions in World War I. As a piece in The Atlantic explains, Hiram Maxim built the first

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  • 10 Quotes from the Highly Influential Karl Popper

    10 Quotes from the Highly Influential Karl Popper0

    • January 27, 2016

    1) “True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.”   2) “The attempt to make heaven on earth invariably produces hell.”   3) “Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem

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  • “Risk Compensation”: A Paradox Whose Time May Have Come

    “Risk Compensation”: A Paradox Whose Time May Have Come0

    “Risk compensation” is the theory that adopting certain safety measures can actually increase risky behavior by unduly increasing people’s sense of security. In a Washington Post article earlier this month, Terence McCoy reported on a man who wants to apply the theory to football. Erik Swartz, a University of New Hampshire professor of kinesiology, believes

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  • The PC Culture Has Thrown Common Sense Out the Classroom Door

    The PC Culture Has Thrown Common Sense Out the Classroom Door0

    You know the PC culture has gone too far when schoolchildren are prohibited from being good or doing good to others. Unfortunately, recent news has offered two prime examples of such behavior. The first incident occurred when a Minnesota high school girls’ basketball team was banned from playing in their league’s tournament. Their crime? They

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  • The Few, the Proud… the Educated

    The Few, the Proud… the Educated0

    It is often said that the measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members. But when it comes to education, historically, the opposite is true: one can often judge a civilization’s staying power by its most highly-educated members. In Education and Culture in the Barbarian West, historian Pierre Riché notes that classical

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  • Schopenhauer’s 7 Pieces of Advice for Readers

    Schopenhauer’s 7 Pieces of Advice for Readers3

    In the news, we often hear distressing statistics about how few books Americans read in a given year. As a result, we tend to be ecstatic if people simply read at all. But intellectual growth requires more than that; it requires that one becomes not only a reader, but a mature reader. In his famous

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  • Moderate Drinkers Have Better Emotional Health

    Moderate Drinkers Have Better Emotional Health0

    According to Gallup, less than 1 in 5 Americans believe that drinking alcohol can benefit your health. But studies are showing that not only can moderate alcohol consumption benefit your physical health, it is also linked with better emotional health. When Gallup compared nondrinkers (0 drinks per week) and heavy drinkers (15+ drinks per week)

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  • Knitting is Cool Again

    Knitting is Cool Again0

    Over the years, my sister has produced beautiful handicrafts: an intricate crocheted baby afghan, perfectly knitted mittens, and lovely crocheted lace. I, on the other hand, have a handful of quilt squares, a crochet hook stuck in a barely used spool of thread, and a partially finished embroidered pillowcase to show for my efforts. As

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