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Why Positive Thinking Doesn’t Work0
- February 21, 2019
Imagine that you’re about to give a presentation in front of your entire organization. If you have ever been anxious in a situation where the stakes are high, you’ve probably received well-meaning advice: Calm down. Take deep breaths. Think positively, and you will nail this. What happens if you can’t calm down? You might be
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US Millenials Are Leaving Larger Cities0
- Culture
- February 21, 2019
Well, it seems as if the Friends generation is long gone. That is, no longer is it cool to be young, single and live in Manhattan. At least it is no longer affordable to be young, single and living in Manhattan. It might still be cool, I’m not sure that you should come to me
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Supremes Deliver Smackdown on Civil Asset Forfeiture0
- Politics
- February 21, 2019
The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that state and local governments are subject to constitutional prohibitions on “excessive fines” on citizens. This decision will provide Americans robust constitutional protection against exorbitant fines imposed by local governments. “For good reason, the protection against excessive fines has been a constant shield throughout Anglo-American history: Exorbitant tolls
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What One Professor Learned While Teaching Conservative Political Theory to Liberal Students0
- Culture
- February 20, 2019
Several years ago, liberal professor Jonathan Haidt made a surprising statement about today’s college students. Explaining their inability to handle conflict or anything contrary to their own opinions, Haidt noted: This makes it impossible to teach. This makes it impossible to have an intellectual community. I’m a liberal Professor and my liberal students scare me.
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US Schools Are Leaving Students Ill-Equipped to Compete with Artificial Intelligence0
- Education
- February 20, 2019
We have long known that the robots were coming, but now that they are here, the mismatch between our modern education system and the technology-fueled workplace is glaringly apparent. As robots expertly perform routine tasks and increasingly assume broader workforce responsibilities, we must ask ourselves an important question: What is our key human differentiator? The
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Most Americans Can’t Pass a Basic Citizenship Test. Here’s Why We Should Be Worried.0
- Culture
- February 20, 2019
Can a nation survive ignorant of its past? We are testing that very question right now. According to a recent survey by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, most Americans would fail a basic citizenship test. Axios published a roundup of how participants performed. The results weren’t good. People did relatively well on the most basic questions. Seven
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How YouTube AutoPlay Becomes Your Child’s Worst Nightmare0
- Culture
- February 20, 2019
I myself am not yet a parent, but I can understand why parents often get overwhelmed. Far be it from me to judge any parents who feel the need to hand their kids the iPhone for a few minutes now and then. But please, keep your small children away from YouTube. Sure, they’ll probably start
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Why the “Golden Rule” is an Obstacle to the Government’s Agenda0
- Culture
- February 19, 2019
The golden rule—“Do to others as you would have them do to you” being the most common variant I have heard–may be the most common ethical touchstone for human interactions. After all, Simon Blackburn wrote in his 2001 book, Ethics, that the Golden Rule is “found in some form in almost every ethical tradition.” I doubt
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Why Stress Is One of the Best Predictors of High Life Satisfaction0
- Culture
- February 19, 2019
My life is messed up, why can’t I get my act together? Most of us have heard a variation of this talk track in our heads, or we’ve heard it from others. If only, we think, I didn’t have this problem, then everything would be all right. We feel burdened by what seems to be
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