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  • One sentence that explains Trump’s popularity

    One sentence that explains Trump’s popularity0

    Mass human psychology plays a major role in determining who gets elected in this country of ours. That psychology, though, varies wildly depending on current events. Some men benefit from the times and some men are destroyed by the times. Would George Washington be electable today? Would Lincoln have succeeded at any other time than

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  • Most Americans Say Christmas Should Be Celebrated in Public Schools

    Most Americans Say Christmas Should Be Celebrated in Public Schools0

    Every year it seems there is some new “War on Christmas” incident in the schools. One of the most recent examples occurred in a New York public school: “New principal Eujin Jaela Kim has given PS 169 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a politically correct scrub-down, to the dismay of teachers and parents. ‘We definitely can’t

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  • Mike Rowe’s Angry Response to Bernie Sanders Goes Viral

    Mike Rowe’s Angry Response to Bernie Sanders Goes Viral0

    Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame is not a big fan of pushing everyone toward college and the student loan debt that comes with it. On Facebook yesterday, he posted some harsh words on this topic in response to a December 13 Bernie Sanders tweet. His post went viral. First, here is what Sanders tweeted: 

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  • Harvard Study: 4 Characteristics of Coworkers Who Actually Suck

    Harvard Study: 4 Characteristics of Coworkers Who Actually Suck0

    Recent surveys have shown that 70% of Americans hate their jobs. In many cases, this hate is caused or fueled by having to work with some pretty contemptible people. These individuals can make life miserable for their coworkers, and often end up hurting the company, too. I assume that most of you could quickly rattle

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  • Can We Have a Discussion about Lying If We Don’t Agree about Truth?

    Can We Have a Discussion about Lying If We Don’t Agree about Truth?0

    An article in the New York Times opinion section has invited a discussion on lying.   Gerald Dworkin, the author, alleges that while most of us condemn lying, we also all lie to each other regularly. So, he argues, there is not actually an absolute societal prohibition on lying, but rather lying in certain circumstances: 

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  • C.S. Lewis: High Schools Should Focus on the Basics

    C.S. Lewis: High Schools Should Focus on the Basics0

    High schools in America today typically offer students a plethora of classes in math, science, literature, social studies, the arts, foreign languages, and specialized electives. But in the history of Western education, that’s a fairly recent development. From ancient times up until the 18th century, after attending a primary school, students would usually move on

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  • Why We Have Protesting Today Instead of Dialogue

    Why We Have Protesting Today Instead of Dialogue0

    • December 14, 2015

    Protesting has seemingly becoming the preferred method of “discourse” today. In part, the apparent increase in protests is due to the expanded coverage offered by news and social media today. However, as philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre has argued, the increase in protests is also a result of relativism and the consequent breakdown in rational discourse. “It

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  • They Had Weapons Control in Ancient Greece

    They Had Weapons Control in Ancient Greece0

    Recent shootings have once again revived debate about gun control in America. In considering the potential of greater gun control measures, it’s worthwhile looking at the issue from various angles: the rule of law, philosophy, recent events, the example of other countries, changes in the modern social context, and… history. Though historical precedent should not

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  • Teacher Autonomy Becoming a Thing of the Past

    Teacher Autonomy Becoming a Thing of the Past0

    A good teacher is one of the most important factors in the successful education of a child. But are bureaucrats increasingly tying the hands of good teachers and hindering them from effective teaching? A recent study from the Department of Education suggests that might be the case. The study surveyed teachers on their level of

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