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Should Parents Be Paid?0
- Culture
- October 25, 2019
There is increased discussion of how hard it is becoming to simply raise children. With the world’s fertility rate converging towards just 1.7 children per woman, something is not right – especially because studies show that women would like to have more children but say that they are incapable of doing so for one reason or another. Is it
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Not All Candy Is Candy… for Tax Purposes Anyways0
- Economics
- October 25, 2019
Halloween shoppers have many delicious decisions to make before trick-or-treaters show up at their doors. And in many states, those choices will change how much tax they pay. In Illinois, for example, locals pay a higher state sales tax rate – 6.25 percent versus one percent – on Reese’s, gummi worms and Hershey’s milk chocolate bars
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Homer Simpson, the Unlikely Moral Exemplar0
- Culture
- October 25, 2019
Homer Simpson is far from a good person. Among his many defects are alcoholism, sleeping on the job, a general disregard for the law, a gambling problem, and child abuse in the regular strangling of Bart. Yet in spite of his many moral shortcomings, there is one way in which the Simpson family patriarch has
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American Neverland: An Epidemic of Infantilism0
- Culture
- October 25, 2019
In 2015, Canadian singer Ruth B. released a song “Lost Boy” to widespread acclaim. The stanza below is repeated twice in the song: I am a lost boy from Neverland Usually hanging out with Peter Pan And when we’re bored we play in the woods Always on the run from Captain Hook ‘Run, run, lost
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When a Court Forces Your Boy to Become a Girl0
- Culture
- October 24, 2019
The latest case to have every rational person in a state of horror is that of a Texas dad who has been forced by court order to allow his seven-year-old son to undergo a medical gender transition at the hands of the child’s mother. It’s a massive judicial overreach that destroys the bond between parent
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What the Left and Right Get Wrong About Immigration0
- Culture
- October 24, 2019
Recently, the Supreme Court agreed to review a case concerning due process rights for non-citizens. The dispute between left and right on this question revolves around the complexity of due process for non-citizens – legal permanent immigrants, illegal immigrants, and temporary residents. Historically, both left and right have held different views on the role of non-citizens in
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US Workers And the Fight Against AI0
- Culture
- October 24, 2019
Artificial intelligence has replaced many skills in recent years – including the skills needed to do some human jobs. The tech revolution has not gone unnoticed by American workers. A 2018 Gallup poll revealed that 70% of Americans believe AI will eliminate more jobs than it creates. Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang has sounded the
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How Children Learn the Humanity of Trade0
- Culture
- October 24, 2019
My older children attend a self-directed learning center for unschoolers a couple of days a week. I love to hear the stories they share about what they do during the day. Classes are offered and are generated based on the young people’s interests, but they are entirely voluntary. Kids can attend classes or do their
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An Antidote To Madness: The Happy Creek Coffee Shop0
- Culture
- October 24, 2019
Daft. Demented. One sandwich short of a picnic. No light on in the attic. Out to lunch. Stark raving mad. Every morning, these words and phrases pop to mind as I jump from site to online site, catching the headlines, browsing part of an article here and there, stopping for a longer visit with a
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