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  • Eight Surprises From the First Democratic Debate

    Eight Surprises From the First Democratic Debate0

    This year the Democratic Party has a paltry few candidates running for president. Twenty-five to be exact. Twenty of them are a part of the first debate in Miami, which has been broken up into two days – June 26 and June 27 – with ten candidates each day. Here are eight, somewhat unexpected, occurrences

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  • Down With Yoga, Up With Baseball

    Down With Yoga, Up With Baseball0

    Not long ago, a former boss suggested I take up yoga to reduce stress. Soon thereafter, an old friend noted the positive effects that yoga had had on him. Then someone at church praised yogic meditation and breathing exercises. I don’t doubt the usefulness of Eastern meditation. Yet my gut reaction to this craze might

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  • Why Do Parents Have Trouble Teaching Children Respect?

    Why Do Parents Have Trouble Teaching Children Respect?0

    Kids are hard work. Anyone who has spent even a small amount of time around children knows this. So it’s no surprise that parents are eager to get away and spend some time by themselves. Yet we also have this modern phenomenon of parents who want to keep their kids with them, even while doing

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  • What Rightward Shift in Higher Ed?

    What Rightward Shift in Higher Ed?0

    Over the past 50 years, American higher education has been “transformed” in a rightward direction by an influx of philanthropic efforts by conservative billionaires and foundations — or so claims a newly released report by David Austin Walsh for the Urban Institute. The transformation claimed by the Urban Institute report is multifaceted, allegedly bringing an

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  • Spotting Doublethink in Ourselves

    Spotting Doublethink in Ourselves0

    George Packer has a good review essay of a new book about the George Orwell novel 1984. Excerpt: We stagger under the daily load of doublethink pouring from Trump, his enablers in the Inner Party, his mouthpieces in the Ministry of Truth, and his fanatical supporters among the proles. Spotting doublethink in ourselves is much

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  • Rose Wilder Lane Explains Why Anti-Semitism Threatens Freedom

    Rose Wilder Lane Explains Why Anti-Semitism Threatens Freedom0

    On college campuses, among celebrities, and among socialist politicians, anti-Semitism is in vogue. Rose Wilder Lane would tell you it is no accident that freedom is simultaneously in retreat. Rose Wilder Lane, the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, was a famed journalist who helped to ghostwrite her mother’s Little House on the Prairie books. In

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  • Is the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Really Underpaid?

    Is the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Really Underpaid?0

    The U.S. women’s soccer team is currently playing in the World Cup in France, defending the title they won in 2015. They’ve had an incredible start, scoring 18 goals in the group stage – a record for the tournament – and beating Spain to reach the quarterfinals. Some see this success as fresh evidence in support of the

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  • Where Have All the Young Farmers Gone?

    Where Have All the Young Farmers Gone?0

    For farmers, retirement isn’t really a thing. It only happens when you physically cannot work any longer. It’s not unusual to see a farmer still “at it” well into his or her 80s. Farming is more than a job; it’s a way of life, and most farmers see its hard work as a virtue. My

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  • Three Reasons Why People Are Fascinated by Serial Killers

    Three Reasons Why People Are Fascinated by Serial Killers0

    I binge watch crime shows. My roommate is responsible. She got me to watch three episodes of CBS’ “Criminal Minds,” and I was hooked. Recently, I saw Netflix’s “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” a portrayal of Ted Bundy’s life through his girlfriend’s eyes. I also watched Netflix’s “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy

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