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  • Medical Journal: Talking Toys are No Substitute for A Parent

    Medical Journal: Talking Toys are No Substitute for A Parent0

    “Man, they didn’t have toys like this when I was a kid!” We’ve all uttered this line while marveling over the talking gizmos and gadgets which rule today’s nurseries. But while many of these talking toys purport to advance language and childhood development, a recent study published by The Journal of the American Medical Association

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  • Love doesn’t need Marriage

    Love doesn’t need Marriage0

    So my wife and I are coming up on 15 years of marriage. We’ve got the kids, the dog, the house, the people-mover vehicle, and a wealth of experience to prove it. While she comes from a home in which her parents soon will be celebrating 40 years of marriage, I came from a home

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  • Does ‘Compassion’ Really Demand That We Accept Refugees?

    Does ‘Compassion’ Really Demand That We Accept Refugees?0

    Does the virtue of “compassion” demand that Western nations accept refugees from war-torn countries? This question seems to be at the heart of the controversy surrounding certain immigration policies in Europe and America. The recent New Year’s Eve attacks on women in Cologne, Germany—which were likely perpetrated by males of Arab and North African origin—in

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  • College Enrollment is Decreasing… Is That a Good Thing?

    College Enrollment is Decreasing… Is That a Good Thing?0

    College enrollment is down for the fourth straight year, even though high school graduation rates are up. For an education system that pushes every child toward college, that may be bad news. But as an article in yesterday’s Atlantic claims, it may actually be a good thing. For one, declining college enrollment could be a

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  • Are Family Divisions Contributing to National Disunity?

    Are Family Divisions Contributing to National Disunity?0

    Ever had a painful rift in your family? If a new study from the University of Cambridge is any indication, there’s a good chance you have. Of the over 1,629 invitees in the University’s survey on family estrangement, roughly half admitted to being “estranged from their family or a key family member.” Unfortunately, such estrangement

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  • 8 Quotes on Public Speaking for Tonight’s State of the Union Address

    8 Quotes on Public Speaking for Tonight’s State of the Union Address0

    Every year about this time, the President of the United States makes his appearance at the lectern in the House of Representatives with great pomp and circumstance – and often great political theater. In light of this expected tableau, we’ve compiled the following 8 quotes on oratory to bear in mind. “An orator without judgment

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  • Child Brides, Boy Rape, and Exploding Children: Morally Relative, or Just Plain Evil?

    Child Brides, Boy Rape, and Exploding Children: Morally Relative, or Just Plain Evil?0

    Yesterday, The Foreign Desk reported that Syrian families are increasingly being forced to give their daughters as brides for ISIS fighters. Young women of “marriageable” age they are not: “According to a report from AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA News), an activist belonging to the ‘Deir ez-Zor Is Being Slaughtered Silently’ campaign, said more than 30

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  • Can Thinking About Death Make You Happier?

    Can Thinking About Death Make You Happier?0

    It seems paradoxical, but it may be true: regularly thinking about your own death can make you happier. At least, that’s what Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute claims. In an op-ed for the New York Times he writes, “[T]his meditation on death is intended as a key to better living. It makes disciples aware

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  • Are Computers Contributing to the Decline of Writing Skills?

    Are Computers Contributing to the Decline of Writing Skills?0

    According to new research from the Department of Education, the switch to computer-based writing tests shows a decided decline in the writing ability of fourth–grade students, particularly for low or average performing students. As Jill Barshay from the Hechinger Report explains, “Last year, more than half of U.S. states gave computer-based writing tests to children

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