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  • The Duchess of Cambridge on the Benefits of a Childhood Lived Outdoors

    The Duchess of Cambridge on the Benefits of a Childhood Lived Outdoors0

    Over the weekend, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, debuted her garden design for the Chelsea Flower Show. The whole family came along making for some adorable photos including the following:         View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by Kensington

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  • California Makes Housing Scarcer

    California Makes Housing Scarcer0

    Housing in California will become even more scarce. California’s legislature has shelved a bill that would result in more housing construction, while moving forward on other legislation that would reduce the supply of housing. The State Senate just blocked a bill that would have allowed denser development near transit stops, increasing the number of housing

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  • ‘Free’ College Would Depreciate the Value of College Degrees Even More

    ‘Free’ College Would Depreciate the Value of College Degrees Even More0

    For US citizens aged between 18 and 24 years, college enrollment rates reached more than 40 percent in 2017. Of those, nearly one in three (31 percent) drop out entirely. Why should the average taxpayer subsidize this? There is no conclusive evidence to prove that societal gains are worth the cost to the taxpayer. Going

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  • What’s Behind the Belief in a Soulmate?

    What’s Behind the Belief in a Soulmate?1

    The United States appears to be in a romantic slump. Marriage rates have plummeted over the last decade. And compared to previous generations, young single people today are perhaps spending more time on social media than actual dating. They are also having less sex. Despite these trends, a yearning for a soulmate remains a common

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  • The New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham

    The New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham0

    It would be nice to think that high school students can get into a good university based on their abilities or talents, but a proposed change to the SAT shows how the concept of meritocracy has been turned into a sham. The College Board, according to The Wall Street Journal, will now assign an “adversity

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  • The Good Christian Men Will Be out There… Eventually

    The Good Christian Men Will Be out There… Eventually0

    “Where are the good Christian men?” Christian journalist Rod Dreher posed that question in an article for The American Conservative, which was republished by Intellectual Takeout this week. Dreher had just met Anna Hitchings, a 32-year old Catholic journalist in Australia, who is despairing of ever finding a decent man to marry. She published an

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  • How One Contrarian ‘Broke’ Jeopardy! and Won $1.7 Million

    How One Contrarian ‘Broke’ Jeopardy! and Won $1.7 Million0

    For all practical purposes, the way Jeopardy! is played hasn’t changed much since Art Fleming provided the game show’s first “answer” 55 years ago. At least, that was the case until James Holzhauer took his place behind the podium earlier this year.   After winning 22 consecutive games (and still winning) by an astounding average margin of $64,913,

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  • ‘Where Do We Get Such Men?’

    ‘Where Do We Get Such Men?’0

    In The Bridges At Toko-ri, the film based on James Michener’s novel about carrier pilots in the Korean War, Admiral George Tarrant watches as his pilots take off from the pitching deck to engage the enemy and asks, “Where do we get such men?” His question was relevant then and remains relevant today. Where do

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  • Underemployment: The American Economy’s Biggest Underreported Story

    Underemployment: The American Economy’s Biggest Underreported Story0

    Both economists and the media constantly monitor the unemployment rate. And for good reason. It says a lot about the health of the economy.   But it isn’t the only significant one. The underemployment rate provides a different, but very important, look into the labor market. Underemployed is defined as an individual with a college degree

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