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Why the World Needs Fossil Fuels0
- Science
- July 9, 2024
It’s summer, and the Sierra Club says: “This is climate change in action. We are living it.” The United Nations’ secretary-general declares that “a fossil fuel phaseout is inevitable.” And The Lancet, a respected medical journal, insists that nations must swiftly transition away from hydrocarbons. These groups call for reducing use of fossil fuels to tackle the climate crisis. But the
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Do Teachers Unions Actually Care about Kids?2
The 1857 formation of teachers unions was intended to elevate the profession of teaching with the ultimate goal of benefiting the students. The basic idea was to professionalize teaching and standardize education for both teachers and students to ensure a good learning experience for all. Unions became a popular means of advocating for various groups
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Murder, Divorce, and Rock & Roll: The True History of the 1960s7
When many Americans think of the 1960s, cute hippie girls and great rock music come to mind. What gets left out is the breakdown of American society: Between 1960 and 1970, the violent crime rate more than doubled and divorces skyrocketed. Here are just a few reasons that the 1960s deserve to be remembered as
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On Illegal Immigrants Voting in November’s Election4
Will illegal immigrants be voting in November’s presidential election? The Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Database has tallied over 1,500 proven instances of voter fraud, including almost 1,300 criminal convictions and 26 judicial findings on the matter. A sizeable number of these cases involved voting by individuals who are not U.S. citizens. However, the question is
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Were the Founders Deist? Here’s One Sure-Fire Piece of Evidence Against That Idea6
Although some of America’s Founding Fathers were deists, rather than Christians, the United States owes a debt of gratitude to a Judeo-Christian moral framework that goes beyond mere deism—and the proof is in the Declaration of Independence itself. Deism refers to the belief that God created the world and endowed human beings with reason, but after that, he
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Friday Comic: A Modern Day Tragedy0
- Entertainment
- July 5, 2024
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This Independence Day, Let’s Support the Brave Who Keep Us Free1
It’s a sad fact that some Americans who give everything for their country receive little in return. There are at least 41,000 homeless veterans, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and over a million housing insecure veterans, according to Dana Spain, the founder and president of Veterans Villages, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
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Who’s Rating the ‘News Raters’?1
NewsGuard is a widely recognized media watchdog that rates news agencies on their reliability, transparency, and financial conflicts of interest. Via a web extension, the organization’s team of “expert journalists” provides outlets with “nutrition label” reports that rate outlets on a scale of 0–100 based on “a set of apolitical criteria of journalistic practice,” according
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Why Emotions Are Necessary in Education (So Is Logic)2
In education, there is a tradition of separating reason from emotions. We learn best, the conventional wisdom goes, when able to rationally consider information in a dispassionate manner. Emotions cause us to become impulsive and make rash judgments. When we try to acquire knowledge while in an emotional state, we allow biases to infect our
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