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Why You Should Stay in Your Hometown0
- Culture
- November 11, 2015
On the whole, it would appear to be for the best that the great majority of human beings should go on living in the place in which they were born. —T.S. Eliot, Notes towards the Definition of Culture Americans have never learned to cherish permanence. Alexis de Tocqueville once said that an American will build
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What Teddy Roosevelt Might Have Said About Those Starbucks Cups0
- History
- November 11, 2015
I’ve ignored most of the controversy over Starbucks dropping holiday-themed designs on its cups because, well, it’s stupid, and probably media-fabricated. It’s not that I don’t lament the decline of communally celebrated feasts; it’s just that I wasn’t really depending on a Seattle-based coffee company to revive the sanctity of Christmas… with cups decorated with
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The Threat to Free Speech at Missouri0
- Culture
- November 11, 2015
According to various news sources, the police at the University of Missouri are asking students to report “hateful and hurtful speech”. Here’s the document reported by The Daily Caller: As the police admit, hateful and hurtful speech “are not crimes”. Yet, they also indicate that the University of Missouri can take disciplinary action. And here
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It’s Time to Revisit South Park’s Social Justice Episodes0
- Culture
- November 11, 2015
The opening episode of South Park’s season 19 was “Stunning and Brave”. It’s just about perfect for the current chaos in many of America’s institutions of learning. Here’s the description: “There is a new principal at the helm of South Park Elementary. He forces the boys to confront the damage they’ve done through their history
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Is Common Core Math Causing Students to Fall Further Behind?0
- Education
- November 11, 2015
Every few months it seems that another story pops up concerning some child’s confusing Common Core math homework. For examples, check out the three famous ones below: As authors Katharine Beals and Barry Garelick explain in The Atlantic, homework questions such as these are an attempt to have children understand the concepts behind
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Another Trophy is Claimed at Missouri0
- Culture
- November 11, 2015
Campus Reform reports that “Dr. Dale Brigham, considered one of the most beloved professors at the University of Missouri, has been forced to resign after initially refusing to cancel an exam for students who claimed to feel ‘unsafe.’ ‘If you don’t feel safe coming to class, then don’t come to class,’ Dr. Brigham told his
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5 Historic Quotes for Veterans Day1
- Culture
- November 11, 2015
Many years ago, my little sister was given a school assignment to write a thank-you to a veteran. In her childish scrawl, she sent a thank-you card and picture to our grandfather, who served in World War II. That card hung on his refrigerator until the time our family cleaned out his house following his
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20 Colleges That Might Actually Be Worth It0
- Education
- November 11, 2015
American students are increasingly questioning the value of college. According to a recent survey conducted by Gallup and Purdue University, nearly 40% of U.S. college graduates say their education wasn’t worth the cost. And they may very well be right. On the other hand, there still exist colleges where the money you fork over for
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When Truth is Relative, Racism is Okay0
- Culture
- November 10, 2015
Our outrage is real. We feel injustices in our very souls. As such, we must ask ourselves why that is and in so doing we are confronted with two options: 1) social constructs are pressuring us to feel a certain way or 2) there is a transcendent truth to which our sense of justice appeals.
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