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Poll: Americans Are Highly Critical of the State of Public Discourse 0
- Culture
- June 19, 2019
You’re not imagining things if you think political debate has grown worse in the last several years. According to a new poll from Pew Research, a whopping 85 percent of Americans believe it has grown more negative. The breakdown of this overall view provides some interesting specifics. Eighty-five percent of Americans believe political debate has
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Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?0
- Culture
- June 19, 2019
Walking back from a logic course in college, a friend asked me if I had heard of the “Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?” debate raging on reddit. “No,” I told him, “what a silly thing for people to waste their time on.” Curiosity got the best of me, however, and I checked out the
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High School Girl Who Lost Race to Transgender Athletes Files Federal Complaint 0
- Culture
- June 19, 2019
A female high school athlete who didn’t qualify for a track event because two boys who identify as girls ran faster filed a complaint Monday with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. “No one in the state of Connecticut is happy about this, but no one has enough courage to speak up,” Selina
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Paul McCartney: A Real Goldie Oldie 0
- Culture
- June 18, 2019
If your birthday lands on June 18, you are lucky to share it with one of the most talented songwriters of all time: Sir Paul McCartney. The ex-Beatle turns 77 in 2019, right in the middle of a tour that will bring him to San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Vancouver, and Los Angeles. I’m probably
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Mexico’s Crackdown Nabs Nearly 800 Illegal Immigrants in One Day 0
- Culture
- June 18, 2019
Mexico apprehended nearly 800 illegal migrants Saturday, an indication that its government is stepping up immigration enforcement amid pressure from President Donald Trump. Mexican authorities nabbed 791 illegal migrants, according to the National Migration Institute, a department within the Mexican government that tracks and manages migration through the country. The foreign nationals were found among four different
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Frozen’s Propaganda Gets Thawed 0
- Culture
- June 18, 2019
Is Elsa from Disney’s animated film “Frozen” a closet lesbian? Many conclude she is, and supporters of an LGBT princess think there are signs backing these speculations. “Disney really just released the trailer (for “Frozen 2”) during pride month. Elsa is a lesbian confirmed! That’s just how it is, I don’t make the rules,” comments a fan
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Four Things We Can Learn From the Amish About Technology 0
- Culture
- June 18, 2019
Picture the Amish for a moment. Do you see dour men in bulky black coats with beards? Horse-drawn buggies clomping down asphalt highways? A technophobic people horribly out of step with the twenty-first century? If these are your thoughts, you’re not alone. Yet according to Kevin Kelly, co-founder of Wired magazine and author of “What
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Don’t Go to College 0
- Culture
- June 18, 2019
I can’t pretend to have any insights into the experiences of successful black people, seeing as I’m neither. But I was struck by the video of Robert Smith’s commencement address at Morehouse College, where he announces that he’ll personally pay off every single graduate’s student loans. Unless you’re the personal recipient of Mr. Smith’s benevolence,
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12 Things Parents of Mentally Strong Children Don’t Do 0
- Culture
- June 18, 2019
My five-year-old was a blubbering, hot mess. He tackled kindergarten fine nine months before, but the first day of summer camp was too much for him. “I don’t want to go. I don’t want to go,” he moaned, sobbing fat crocodile tears. Most parents have been in situations like this. It’s one of the toughest
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Poll: Americans Are Highly Critical of the State of Public Discourse 0