Blog 3 Columns

Students Increasingly Are Pursuing Degrees with Better Job Prospects, Data Show 0
- Economics
- June 6, 2019
When it comes to employment data, most economists and commentators today mainly concentrate on the unemployment rate. Many seem to ignore another important measure: the underemployment rate. The Federal Reserve of New York defines the underemployment rate as “the share of graduates working in jobs that typically do not require a college degree.” Underemployment and
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D-Day Succeeded Thanks to an Ingenious Design Called the Mullberry Harbours 0
- History
- June 6, 2019
When Allied troops stormed the beaches at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944 – a bold invasion of Nazi-held territory that helped tip the balance of World War II – they were using a remarkable and entirely untested technology: artificial ports. To stage what was then the largest seaborne assault in history, the American, British
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Three Classic Reads That Are Still Relevant Today 0
- Culture
- June 5, 2019
Summer is the best time to catch up on the reading that, for one reason or another, you haven’t had time to do the rest of the year. But instead of reading the average beach paperback, why not dig deeper and check out some classics from the past? Here are three that I believe to
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The Way of the Sixgun: An American Martial Art 0
- Culture
- June 5, 2019
With culture around us apparently in decline, it’s worth celebrating uniquely American traditions, especially growing ones. And few activities could be more American than the marksmanship sport of Old West-style shooting. The increasingly popular shooting matches of the National Congress of Old West Shooters and the Single Action Shooting Society are perhaps more than a
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Public School Spending: More Isn’t Necessarily Better 0
- June 5, 2019
Public school per-pupil spending has increased for the fifth consecutive year, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The county’s top-five spenders for 2017 are New York ($23,091), the District of Columbia ($21,974), Connecticut ($19,322), New Jersey ($18,920) and Vermont ($18,290). California comes in at number 21, spending $12,143 per pupil (see Summary
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Is Meryl Streep Right in Saying That Women Can Be Pretty Toxic?0
- Culture
- June 5, 2019
Meryl Streep, highly acclaimed actress and outspoken progressive, said in a public interview recently: “We hurt our boys by calling something toxic masculinity… because women can be pretty [expletive] toxic.” “It’s toxic people,” Streep went on to say, “We’re all on the boat together. We’ve got to make it work.” The 69-year-old actress
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100 Reasons to Homeschool Your Kids 1
- Culture
- June 5, 2019
This is my 100th article at FEE.org, so here are 100 reasons to homeschool your kids! Homeschoolers perform well academically. Your kids may be happier. Issues like ADHD might disappear or become less problematic. It doesn’t matter if they fidget. YOU may be happier! All that time spent on your kids’ homework can now be
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Why Gun Ownership Rates Tell Us Little About Homicide Trends in America 0
- Culture
- June 4, 2019
Every time a homicide committed with a firearm makes the national news, it happens like clockwork: a variety of pundits in the corporate media quickly pen columns advocating for ever broader and stricter gun control laws. If only government agents were entrusted with a strict monopoly (or near-monopoly) on firearm ownership — we are told
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Why Fewer and Fewer Americans are Getting Divorced 0
- Culture
- June 4, 2019
Fewer and fewer Americans are getting divorced, with the rates falling 18 percent between 2008 and 2016. Among American adults, there is support for divorce when couples do not get along. Women, people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and adults who have experienced divorce personally or among friends and family are especially likely to be
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Students Increasingly Are Pursuing Degrees with Better Job Prospects, Data Show 0