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  • Why Are Feminists Secretly Attracted to Chivalrous Men?

    Why Are Feminists Secretly Attracted to Chivalrous Men?0

    I recently ran across an article from The Conversation discussing the issue of “benevolent sexism.” For those feeling a bit foggy about the term “benevolent sexism,” please know you’re not alone. As I read on, I discovered that I knew the definition, but simply didn’t recognize it under its modern clinical garb. From what I can

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  • Unboxing Amazon’s New $15 per Hour Minimum Wage

    Unboxing Amazon’s New $15 per Hour Minimum Wage0

    Many people assume that to raise wages, big companies must be dragged along by government policy. Amazon’s eye-opening announcement yesterday suggests otherwise. The online retail giant announced it would raise its company minimum wage to fifteen dollars per hour, and lobby for an increase in the federal minimum wage. This new policy is not merely cosmetic. Amazon’s

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  • The One Question You Can Ask to Uncover a President’s Economic Principles

    The One Question You Can Ask to Uncover a President’s Economic Principles0

    Anonymous, a senior administration official writing in The New York Times, wants us to know President Trump “is not moored to any discernible first principles that guide his decision making.” Presumably, Anonymous believes other recent presidents operated by principles, and we can wonder who Anonymous thinks those presidents were and what principles he believes guided them. A

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  • Should the Stupidity of Youth Be Used Against Us?

    Should the Stupidity of Youth Be Used Against Us?0

    All human beings of sound mind are walking, breathing time machines. With a flip of the switch—and often, under a stimulus like Proust’s madeleine biscuit, that switch sometimes flips itself—we can soar via our memories across the decades, sitting again in that fourth grade classroom behind a boy nicknamed Spike, dancing with Debbie at our

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  • Obama’s Anti-Discipline Policies Set Our Students Up for Failure

    Obama’s Anti-Discipline Policies Set Our Students Up for Failure0

    President Barack Obama’s first education secretary, Arne Duncan, gave a speech on the 45th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, where, in 1965, state troopers beat and tear-gassed hundreds of peaceful civil rights marchers who were demanding voting rights. Later that year, as a result of widespread support across

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  • Would the US be Happy Doing Things the ‘Swedish Way’?

    Would the US be Happy Doing Things the ‘Swedish Way’?0

    Sweden has traditionally been portrayed in the US political debate as the epitome of democratic socialism: a country where the benevolent hand of government has managed to create a sustainable and generous welfare state funded by a progressive taxation system in which high-income earners pay their fair share; a country where the government provides basic services

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  • Why Marriage Needs Strong Community to Survive

    Why Marriage Needs Strong Community to Survive0

    What is marriage for? As cohabitation and singleness are on the rise, we increasingly struggle to answer that question. In 2010, 39 percent of Americans said they believed marriage was becoming obsolete. Those who do marry often cite“love” and “companionship” as their primary reasons for doing so—but why go through all the work to plan an expensive wedding when cohabitation no longer

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  • Why Lying in Bed Can Be a Good Thing

    Why Lying in Bed Can Be a Good Thing0

    • October 2, 2018

    One of G. K. Chesterton’s most profound essays is simply titled “On Lying in Bed.” It begins in an odd and amusing way: “Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a coloured pencil long enough to draw pictures on the ceiling.” Huh? Lolling about in bed isn’t

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  • How the Myth of the ‘Robber Barons’ Began—and Why It Persists

    How the Myth of the ‘Robber Barons’ Began—and Why It Persists2

    Capitalism Worked, but We Were Told It Didn’t We study history to learn from it. If we can discover what worked and what didn’t work, we can use this knowledge wisely to create a better future. Studying the triumph of American industry, for example, is important because it is the story of how the United

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