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  • Why Hipsters Just Might Save Romance

    Why Hipsters Just Might Save Romance0

    I recently interviewed a lovely lady for my local newspaper who was organizing our hometown’s upcoming Christmas celebration. She noted regretfully how children no longer experience the thrill of looking forward to the surprises Santa will bring. “Kids don’t have to wait for anything anymore,” she observed. “They’re used to getting everything now.” That remark got

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  • Why Does New York’s Bureaucracy Cost So Much More Than Florida’s?

    Why Does New York’s Bureaucracy Cost So Much More Than Florida’s?0

    New York and Florida have similar populations of 20 million and 21 million, respectively. But state and local governments in New York spent twice as much ($348 billion) as governments in Florida ($177 billion), as discussed here. New York’s excess includes spending more on handouts such as welfare. Another cause of New York’s high spending is

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  • When Sport Conquers Iranian Politics

    When Sport Conquers Iranian Politics0

    In 2016, Kimia Alizadeh won an Olympic medal, the first in history for an Iranian woman. On Saturday she announced she is defecting to the West. Alizadeh publicized her decision in an Instagram post, reports NPR. While the post makes no mention of where she has gone, the Iranian Students News Agency reports the Netherlands is

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  • Moral Grandstanding Might Make You a Worse Person

    Moral Grandstanding Might Make You a Worse Person0

    In an era of bitter partisanship, political infighting and ostracization of those with unpopular views, Americans actually agree on one thing: 85 percent say political discourse has gotten worse over the last several years, according to Pew Research. The polarization plays out everywhere in society, from private holiday gatherings to very public conversations on social media,

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  • How Cuba’s Dictatorship Hides its Dead Children

    How Cuba’s Dictatorship Hides its Dead Children0

    Fidel Castro, the dictator who ruled Cuba with an iron fist for almost six decades, has been dead for more than three years now. Unfortunately, his regime didn’t die alongside him. The Caribbean’s largest island is still under the burdensome yoke of communism. Since Castro took over in 1959, Castroism has been characterized by the

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  • The Magna Carta Offered More Property Protection Than Modern U.S. States

    The Magna Carta Offered More Property Protection Than Modern U.S. States0

    Eight dollars and 41 cents. About the cost of a Chipotle burrito. That’s how much Uri Rafaeli owed the treasury in Wayne County, Michigan, for property taxes. To get that $8.41, the county took his house and sold it for $24,500 (or about 3,000 burritos.) They kept every penny for themselves. There is a word

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  • Restricting Trade on Endangered Species Just Makes Things Worse

    Restricting Trade on Endangered Species Just Makes Things Worse0

    Every year humans buy and sell hundreds of millions of wild animals and plants around the world. Much of this commerce is legal, but illegal trade and over-harvesting have driven many species toward extinction. One common response is to adopt bans on trading in threatened or endangered species. But research shows that this approach can

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  • Gender Studies at the Grocery Store

    Gender Studies at the Grocery Store0

    Trader Joe’s is an American grocery store chain known for its good prices but also, uniquely for a grocery, for paying their employees well enough that they seem to enjoy their work. This makes for a distinctly upbeat atmosphere that adds to the charm of the low-priced organic food. My husband and I enjoyed chatting

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  • Christianity and Socialism: Are They Really Alike?

    Christianity and Socialism: Are They Really Alike?0

    Socialism is once again striking a positive chord with many young people. This is not the first time. In the late 19th century the socialist idea was new and fresh and suddenly alive. Today socialism is a practice that is old and tired and thoroughly discredited, yet it still refuses to die. As revealed in a

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