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  • Here’s Why Trump’s Constant Criticism of the Media Resonates With Americans

    Here’s Why Trump’s Constant Criticism of the Media Resonates With Americans0

    Americans aren’t fans of their media. A recent poll shows that while many Americans find President Donald Trump divisive, even more find the media to be divisive. A Politico/Morning Consult poll showed that 56 percent of Americans think Trump has done more to divide the country, while 64 percent of Americans think the media has

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  • 7 Ways to Teach Civil Discourse to Students

    7 Ways to Teach Civil Discourse to Students0

    If young people are to engage in democracy and society, young people need to learn how to respectfully disagree. Yet, educators often find it challenging to lead discussions on contentious issues. Based on my experience as a middle school social studies educator, I’ve discovered that there are ways teachers and others who work with young

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  • When It Comes to Gender, Science and Political Correctness Don’t Mix

    When It Comes to Gender, Science and Political Correctness Don’t Mix0

    In my junior high and high school science courses we were taught that whether you were a male or female depended on your chromosomal make-up. Females had two X chromosomes (XX) and males had an X and a Y chromosome (XY). There were exceptions to this rule, we were told. Those with Turner’s Syndrome had

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  • Think You’re Bad at Math? You May Suffer from ‘Math Trauma’

    Think You’re Bad at Math? You May Suffer from ‘Math Trauma’1

    • November 1, 2018

    I teach people how to teach math, and I’ve been working in this field for 30 years. Across those decades, I’ve met many people who suffer from varying degrees of math trauma – a form of debilitating mental shutdown when it comes to doing mathematics. When people share their stories with me, there are common

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  • The Despair of Stephen Hawking’s Inconsistencies

    The Despair of Stephen Hawking’s Inconsistencies1

    Stephen Hawking’s own personal brief history of time is up. But he left as he lived, feisty, modern and… depressing. And without finding the Grand Unified theory he was famous for being about to discover. Hawking was once equivocal about the meaning of life or lack thereof. In his popular 1988 book A Brief History of

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  • Prominent Surgeon: Medical Students Now Struggle to Conduct Surgeries

    Prominent Surgeon: Medical Students Now Struggle to Conduct Surgeries0

    Whether it’s for something as serious as cancer or as routine as a kidney stone, no one likes to hear that they have to go under the surgical knife. But such unhappy news is often lightened once a patient has the chance to talk to the surgeon and realize that he is in good, capable

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  • New Voter Fraud Cases Show Need to Secure Our Elections

    New Voter Fraud Cases Show Need to Secure Our Elections0

    The midterm elections are less than a week away, and that means that ensuring the integrity of the electoral process is more important than ever. If Americans cannot say with certainty that their votes will be counted, that the process is free of fraud, and the outcome is valid, what incentive do they have to

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  • EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Common Sense in Crisis

    EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Common Sense in Crisis0

    • November 1, 2018

    What has become of “common sense” in modern corporate America? In an age where short-term profits override enduring wisdom, America seems to have lost its way in have a corporate ethics culture that works. In his book Common Sense Business—coauthored with Whitney MacMillan, former Chairman and CEO of the Cargill Corporation—Ted Malloch explains that ethically driven

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  • Why Has Halloween Become So Popular Among Adults?

    Why Has Halloween Become So Popular Among Adults?1

    Halloween used to be kid stuff. To quit dressing up was an important rite of passage. It meant you were one step closer to becoming an adult. Not anymore. Today adults have become avid Halloween revelers, especially young adults. By 2005, just over half of adults celebrated Halloween. Today, that number has grown to over

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