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  • Are Long Distance Commutes Damaging to Families?

    Are Long Distance Commutes Damaging to Families?0

    • October 5, 2015

    Many no longer bat an eye over the fact that their commute to the office could take an hour each way. But this dedication pales in comparison to what The Atlantic labels “extreme commuting,” a practice which has an increasing amount of individuals commuting cross-country – or even cross-culturally – every week! According to the

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  • Woman Fulfills Lifelong Dream of Becoming Blind

    Woman Fulfills Lifelong Dream of Becoming Blind0

    • October 2, 2015

    In 2006, a 30 year-old woman from North Carolina finally realized a wish she’s had since childhood: to be blind. According to an interview for Barcroft TV, Jewel Shuping became blind when a sympathetic psychologist agreed to put a couple of drops of drain cleaner in each of her eyes. She recounts the painful incident

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  • Welfare Recipients: Better Off Without the Government?

    Welfare Recipients: Better Off Without the Government?0

    • October 2, 2015

    Should the many welfare programs in the U.S. (such as food stamps, Medicaid, etc.) be replaced with a lump sum of cash handouts? In this week’s Washington Post, columnist Matt Zwolinski argues that they should. Zwolinski notes that such a scenario would create more efficiency in the welfare system, give recipients more human dignity, and

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  • Should We Be Teaching Philosophy in High School?

    Should We Be Teaching Philosophy in High School?0

    • October 2, 2015

    In the U.S., it’s commonly believed that philosophy is too complex for high school students. But in the history of the West, that’s actually a fairly recent notion, and not one universally held.    In ancient Greece, the specialized study of philosophy at a school like the famed Platonic Academy would not begin until about

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  • Northern States Supported the Right to Defend Yourself

    Northern States Supported the Right to Defend Yourself0

    • October 2, 2015

    Evil things happen. Bad men want to do bad things to innocent people. Is that not why we have a military to protect us from hostile foreign states and peoples? The tradition in America has been that the individual also has the natural right to defend himself against other individuals and even a hostile domestic

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  • Kissing the American Dream Goodbye

    Kissing the American Dream Goodbye0

    • October 2, 2015

    According to The Atlantic, the American dream has been downsized. In fact, the American dream is no longer the simple wish of “home, job, and family.” Instead, many Americans simply dream about getting out of debt. “[W]hen a survey asked people which things were the most important to their personal American dream, only 26 percent

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  • America’s Coming Demographic Storm

    America’s Coming Demographic Storm0

    • October 2, 2015

    A storm’s coming. A demographic storm. Today news outlets are reporting that a record 94,610,000 Americans are not in the labor force. According to the AP, “The proportion of adults either with a job or looking for one is at a 38-year low,” and “employers cut back sharply on hiring in September and added fewer

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  • Should U.S. Students Get More Exercise and Playtime Like Those in Finland?

    Should U.S. Students Get More Exercise and Playtime Like Those in Finland?0

    • October 1, 2015

    More and more articles have recently been stressing the need to implement meditation techniques in the classroom. As Quartz reported, “Research shows that it is helping to reduce stress and decrease rates of depression.” But is such a practice simply trying to remedy a situation many schools have brought upon themselves? Could the stress and

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  • Is critical thinking overrated?

    Is critical thinking overrated?0

    • October 1, 2015

    How often do you see people clamoring for more ‘critical thinking’? Quite often, I suspect. But do we really want more critical thinking or do we simply mean we want more thinking and reflecting? The emphasis in modernity on ‘critical’ is quite noticeable in social media. If one point of fault can be found (or

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