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  • Living Alone: More Common and More Unhealthy?

    Living Alone: More Common and More Unhealthy?0

    “It is not good that man should be alone.” And now a new study has suggested that living alone is correlated with having a mental disorder. Louis Jacob from the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines has concluded that living alone “is positively associated with common mental disorders, regardless of age or sex.” The study compared survey

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  • And the Most Sexually Satisfied Group of People Is…

    And the Most Sexually Satisfied Group of People Is…0

    Women are the happiest when they are in equality-loving, feminist-minded relationships, right? That’s the line we’re often told. But a recent report seems to suggest something different. Contemplating the role religion plays in the satisfaction levels of a marriage, the 2019 “World Family Map” surveys almost 10,000 men and women from around the world. These

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  • Why the Elites Look Down on Manual Labor

    Why the Elites Look Down on Manual Labor0

    Since the $15 minimum wage has become a major policy proposal in America, many politicians feel that certain forms of work are undignified. This became a controversial talking point when Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared that New Yorkers deserve “dignified jobs” after a deal to build a second Amazon headquarters in Queens fell through. In another incident, the congresswoman

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  • Three Reasons Flawed Capitalism Is Still Better Than Perfect Socialism

    Three Reasons Flawed Capitalism Is Still Better Than Perfect Socialism0

    A video clip of a military vehicle driving headlong into a crowd of innocent civilians keeps replaying itself in my mind. This happened in ‘socialist’ Venezuela. This South American country was once one of the happiest and richest countries in the world. Today families eat their pets for dinner. Meanwhile, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, and probably

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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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