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  • Cosby, Kavanaugh, and the Necessity of Evidence

    Cosby, Kavanaugh, and the Necessity of Evidence0

    Recently, the judge in Bill Cosby’s trial handed down a three- to 10-year sentence, which means Cosby could potentially die in jail. In my mind, there is little, if any, doubt that he drugged and abused those women. I don’t understand it, but it’s clear that giving women quaaludes 30 and 40 years ago was

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  • Affirm Transgender Kids, Says American Academy of Pediatrics

    Affirm Transgender Kids, Says American Academy of Pediatrics0

    Transgender children should be affirmed by their doctors, their families and society, says the American Academy of Pediatrics in an official policy statement. The AAP’s policy is to validate all “gender identities” in children without questioning them. It ignores the possibility of children being temporarily or pathologically confused. However, it acknowledges at a number of points

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  • A Former English Professor Explains Why She Homeschools Her Children

    A Former English Professor Explains Why She Homeschools Her Children0

    Twenty years ago, Rosaria Champagne Butterfield was an up-and-coming professor of English literature at Syracuse University. While specializing in Critical Theory, she also headed up Syracuse’s Center for Women’s Studies. Through various events, however, Ms. Butterfield left her position at Syracuse and eventually began homeschooling her own children, all of whom are adopted. Given her

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  • 4 Reasons More Young People Should Consider Buying Starter Homes

    4 Reasons More Young People Should Consider Buying Starter Homes1

    Discussing what millennials are or aren’t doing in the real estate market is almost a cliché at this point. Nonetheless, interpreting homebuying trends is a vital component of understanding economic success. Whether you live in the United States or Australia—where the issue is equally prevalent—young people are either uninterested in homeownership or unable to afford

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  • You Can Trust The Polls in 2018, If You Read Them Carefully

    You Can Trust The Polls in 2018, If You Read Them Carefully0

    On the morning of Nov. 8, 2016, many Americans went to bed confident that Hillary Clinton would be elected the nation’s first female president. Their confidence was driven, in no small part, by a pervasive message that Clinton was ahead in the polls and forecasts leading up to the election. Polling aggregation sites, such as

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  • Why We Hyperparent, Helicopter, and Heavily Manage Our Children

    Why We Hyperparent, Helicopter, and Heavily Manage Our Children0

    It’s official: American kids are wimps. As the post-Millennial generation starts to leave the nest, growing numbers of professors and employers are noticing something that therapists have been discussing for awhile: this generation is far too fragile. They’re terrified of failure. They can’t take a joke. They want trigger warnings and safe spaces to protect them from scary ideas. Admittedly, there are

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  • Why Chesterton Would Classify Many Modern Individuals as ‘Half-Witted’

    Why Chesterton Would Classify Many Modern Individuals as ‘Half-Witted’0

    Not all that long ago something called zero population growth was all the rage.  But no more. The great fear was a worldwide population explosion. But no more. Certainly not in the western industrialized world. And not even in a rapidly urbanizing Muslim world. G. K. Chesterton was many things, but he was not a

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  • Schools Are Wasting Student Time on Assignments Beneath Their Abilities

    Schools Are Wasting Student Time on Assignments Beneath Their Abilities0

    To look at international exams and results from various tests, one would think that America’s children are dimwits. Only a quarter of high school seniors are proficient in math. Thirty-seven percent of them are proficient in reading. And in science, only 22 percent make the grade. But while these stats make our children look somewhat

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  • 7 Top Takeaways From Trump’s UN Speech for Friends and Foes Alike

    7 Top Takeaways From Trump’s UN Speech for Friends and Foes Alike0

    President Donald Trump defended the sovereignty of America—and every other country—before the 73rd United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, in his second address to the world body. To the other world leaders and diplomats, Trump delivered an unpopular message against globalism, while also calling for cooperation. He delivered tough talk to America’s enemies, while also

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