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  • Why Modern America Might Have the Most Equality It Ever Had

    Why Modern America Might Have the Most Equality It Ever Had0

    • September 14, 2015

    We hear a lot about equality these days: equality in income, education, marriage, gender, race, class – the list could go on. Judging by many of the complaints which come from various interest groups, one would assume that the inequality of Americans is actually increasing as time goes on. But are things really that bad?

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  • This Clip Shows the Paradox of Western “Individualism”

    This Clip Shows the Paradox of Western “Individualism”0

    • September 14, 2015

          As summarized by Hillsdale College English professor Dwight Lindley: ?”At one point in Monty Python’s Life of Brian, the ridiculous protagonist finds himself at an upper window, addressing a large crowd of determined, sheeplike followers: ‘You don’t need to follow me,’ he cries. ‘You’ve got to think for yourselves. You’re all individuals!’ To which

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  • The Potential Problems with Universal Pre-K

    The Potential Problems with Universal Pre-K0

    • September 14, 2015

    It always seems like there is some new panacea being promised for the nation’s educational woes. At one time, that panacea was No Child Left Behind, then Race to the Top… and in the last several years, universal preschool. Endorsed by high-profile politicians such as Hillary Clinton and President Obama, more and more states are

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  • The Emerging Victimhood Culture is Scary

    The Emerging Victimhood Culture is Scary0

    • September 14, 2015

    By now you’ve most likely heard about the increasingly sanitized, PC culture that is coming to predominate on college campuses. And on a weekly basis you witness a public figure self-immolate in an attempt to quell the frenzied demand of a mob for an apology. So what’s going on? A recent scholarly paper from Bradley

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  • Other Things Have a Purpose… Why Not Human Beings?

    Other Things Have a Purpose… Why Not Human Beings?0

    • September 14, 2015

    In the relativist climate of our postmodern world, it’s becoming more typical to believe that human beings have no single, ultimate purpose – that “purpose” is something purely determined by the will of each individual.  But in the Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle contended that just as other things have a purpose for which they are made, or a

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  • Don’t Just Read TO Your Kids; Read WITH Them

    Don’t Just Read TO Your Kids; Read WITH Them0

    Reading to your children will have immeasurable benefits for their academic success. We hear this over and over again in the education world. So why don’t more parents do it? Statistically, only about one-third of parents read to their children at night—and that number is probably generous. There will, of course, always be those parents who

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  • Researchers Discover Why We Think Some People are “Creepy”

    Researchers Discover Why We Think Some People are “Creepy”0

    • September 11, 2015

    Why do some people make us feel “creepy”? It’s a frequently used term in modern culture, but one that has not been formally studied – until now. Two years ago, researchers Francis McAndrew and Sara Koehnke of Knox College in Illinois conducted an international survey of 1,341 individuals to discover what characteristics seem to provoke

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  • Parents or the State: Who is the Primary Educator?

    Parents or the State: Who is the Primary Educator?0

    • September 11, 2015

    Early in June, the state of Nevada became a pioneer in educational choice by granting Educational Savings Accounts (ESAs) to every child in the state. For those unfamiliar with ESAs, they are a form of school choice which places education dollars in the hands of parents, allowing them to craft a unique academic program tailored

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  • Only 6% of Americans Got a Perfect Score on This Science Quiz

    Only 6% of Americans Got a Perfect Score on This Science Quiz0

    • September 11, 2015

    You can take the 12-question quiz here. The median score was 8 out of 12.  Afterwards, tell us what your score was. No judgments!   Save this article to favorites

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