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  • Utah Gives Parents the Right to Parent

    Utah Gives Parents the Right to Parent0

    For parents in Utah, it is now legal for their children to walk or bike to and from school without an accompanying adult. They can also let their kids play outside unsupervised, and be allowed to stay at home unattended. These newfound freedoms are the result of the “Free-Range Parenting Bill,” unanimously passed by the

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  • The Myth of the Pagan Origins of Easter (Jesus of Nazareth’s Resurrection)

    The Myth of the Pagan Origins of Easter (Jesus of Nazareth’s Resurrection)0

    You may not get any chocolate bunnies this Easter, but you’re bound to stumble across an article or meme suggesting that the story of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead is just a reincarnation of some pagan myth. Whether it’s Ishtar, Osiris, or Attis, these claims are tantalizing but devoid of scholarly content–much like the

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  • Social Psychology Suggests ‘March for Our Lives’ Is Unlikely to Change Anything. Here’s Why.

    Social Psychology Suggests ‘March for Our Lives’ Is Unlikely to Change Anything. Here’s Why.0

    Like many recent political movements, March for Our Lives was marked with grandstanding, emotional appeals and the moral outrage that have come to define modern political protests. The mainstream media promises, however, that “this time, it’s different,” and this march for gun control (let’s be honest about its intentions) will change America and eventually end

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  • The Anti-Gun Movement’s Use of Child Crusaders Debases National Discourse

    The Anti-Gun Movement’s Use of Child Crusaders Debases National Discourse0

    Impassioned by the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas shooting that left 17 families without loved ones and a school forever changed, Cameron Kasky, Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, and other MSD students have embarked on a crusade for stricter gun laws—and become de facto spokespersons for the anti-gun movement. With emotions still raw and wounds both physical and

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  • Pass a test to vote?

    Pass a test to vote?0

    In the wake of the Parkland school shooting, calls to extend voting rights to high school students under the age of eighteen have suddenly risen to prominence. One of the main arguments used by advocates is that adults are making rules about guns while the kids are doing the dying. Rhetorically, it’s a noteworthy line

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  • Parents, Stop Doing Your Child’s Homework

    Parents, Stop Doing Your Child’s Homework1

    Parent or not, most adults have probably helped a child with his schoolwork at some point or another. The process can be rewarding, but also very frustrating, particularly when you as the adult can see the answer as plain as the nose on your face, but the child finds the subject clear as mud. At

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