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Why Families are Abandoning Public Schools, Part II 0
- August 27, 2015
Last week we reported that American families are increasingly choosing homeschooling over public school. This decision stems largely from the reduction in the “‘quality and content of instruction at local public schools.’” In California, however, homeschooling is seeing explosive growth for an additional reason: the mandatory vaccination requirement for students which was signed into law
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Is there evil?0
- August 27, 2015
These days it is fashionable to dismiss the idea of good and evil. If there is good and evil, then not everything is relative. If there is good and evil, then our lives can and should be judged. If there is good and evil, then other bigger questions arise, such as purpose and meaning. Life
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Embracing Values, Losing Meaning 0
- August 27, 2015
“Nowadays we hear a great deal about ‘teaching values’ in schools. Although sincerely held by many people who mean well, this notion is a mistaken concept. For what true education attempts to impart is meaning, not value. This sly misemployment of the word ‘value’ as a substitute for such words as ‘norm,’ ‘standard,’ ‘principle,’ and
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Chart Shows That Increased Spending Hasn’t Improved Academic Performance in America’s Schools 0
- August 27, 2015
This chart, produced by the Cato Institute, shows that inflation-adjusted spending per student has increased almost 200% since 1970 while scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have remained flat. Save this article to favorites
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Can Conservatives Have Problems with Capitalism?0
- August 27, 2015
In our present climate of polarization, conservatives and liberals often feel bound to subscribe to the perceived dogmas of their respective camps. Thus, when it comes to economics, many liberals may feel pressured to support the current welfare system, and conservatives may feel the need to toe the company line on capitalism. But on this
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7 Past Quotes on American Immigration 0
- August 27, 2015
America is famously referred to as the “melting pot,” where people of many cultures and nations have formed a unity on the basis of shared principles. Given that, should every U.S. immigrant – regardless of his or her cultural background – be assimilated into the principles and traditions which made America what it is? Here’s
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Uber Competition 0
- August 26, 2015
Ever heard of Uber? To the unfamiliar, the company seems almost like a guerrilla taxi service. Officially, however, “Uber touts itself as a technology company that matches riders with drivers.” Taking advantage of standard GPS technology and online payment options, “customers can input their destination and hail an Uber car — depending on the level
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The Twists of History 0
- August 26, 2015
When it comes to foreign policy, one of the big discussions these days is over the potential agreement with Iran regarding its nuclear facilities. In history, such grand goals of peace have not always gone the way intended. Obviously, the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, which formally ended World War I after the Armistice of
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The Great Difficulty That Faces Us 0
- August 26, 2015
From Christopher Dawson’s The Judgment of the Nations (1942): “As soon as men decide that all means are permitted to fight an evil, then their good becomes indistinguishable from the evil that they set out to destroy. The subordination of morals to politics, the reign of terror and the technique of propaganda and psychological aggression can be
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Why Families are Abandoning Public Schools, Part II 0