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  • Capitalism’s Biggest Enemies Are Capitalists

    Capitalism’s Biggest Enemies Are Capitalists0

    For most of human history, mankind’s standard of living remained perilously close to a bare subsistence level. Then, a few hundred years ago, capitalism brought with it the Industrial Revolution that has generated unprecedented economic progress. Capitalism is by far the most effective anti-poverty program in the world’s history. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, economic

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  • Why Using the Turpin Family’s House of Horrors to Attack Homeschooling is Dishonest (and Unwise)

    Why Using the Turpin Family’s House of Horrors to Attack Homeschooling is Dishonest (and Unwise)0

    Horrific crimes and violent acts tug at our collective heart strings. When other humans are harmed, we rightfully feel empathy and anger. We should use these moments as opportunities for reflection and conversation, but we should be careful to not make policy based on emotion. Some are using the egregious case of alleged child abuse

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  • The 10 Indicators of a True Gentleman

    The 10 Indicators of a True Gentleman0

    Whether one likes it or not, it seems that women’s fears, abilities, and interactions with men have been a prominent subject in the days since President Trump was sworn into office. One of the biggest ways this female focus has intensified is through the #MeToo movement, which proliferated after the ouster of Hollywood producer Harvey

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  • Patients Are ‘Dying in Corridors’ of Britain’s Single-Payer Health System

    Patients Are ‘Dying in Corridors’ of Britain’s Single-Payer Health System0

    “Patients dying in hospital corridors.” So went the headline which appeared on the BBCs website last week, detailing the newest outrages which have emerged from Britain’s crisis-beset healthcare system. This most recent revelation came as a result of an open letter sent to the Prime Minister by 68 senior doctors, offering details of the inhuman conditions which have

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  • More Than a Million Low-Skilled Workers Just Got a Raise

    More Than a Million Low-Skilled Workers Just Got a Raise0

    Congress recently passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which temporarily lowers individual income taxes and permanently cuts corporate income taxes. This move has been celebrated by the business community with more than 125 companies announcing raises or bonuses for their employees. But no good deed goes unpunished. Critics have decried the tax cuts as

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  • Jordan B. Peterson Is the Furthest Thing from the Alt-Right

    Jordan B. Peterson Is the Furthest Thing from the Alt-Right0

    Psychologist and scholar Jordan B. Peterson recently had another surge in media attention after his blockbuster interview with TV journalist Cathy Newman on Britain’s Channel 4. It was actually more of an interrogation than an interview, but by most accounts, Peterson handled it with aplomb. His ideological critics have reacted defensively by, among other tactics,

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  • America’s Shrinking Middle-Class: What’s Really Happening

    America’s Shrinking Middle-Class: What’s Really Happening0

    We Americans love our middle-class. The idea appeals to our egalitarian sensibilities. It’s the reason between 85 and 90 percent of Americans have historically identified as middle-class, and why politicians of all stripes claim their policies are really, truly pro-middle-class. Considering this, it’s perhaps not surprising that Americans are excitable over data showing that the

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  • What the World’s Religious Population Will Look Like in 2060

    What the World’s Religious Population Will Look Like in 20600

    What will the world’s religious population look like in the middle of the twentieth century? Well, pace Frederick Nietzsche, God will not be dead, at least according to the number of believers in the world. Instead, it will be those of no religious affiliation who will be rarer as a proportion of the population, according

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  • The 6 Best Ways to Approach Your Child’s Teacher

    The 6 Best Ways to Approach Your Child’s Teacher0

    By now, many of us have seen some version of the cartoon below. The two scenes highlight the change society has experienced in recent years. Where once the teacher was the wise, all-knowing authority to be respected, now the child is the one who can do no wrong. We often shake our heads over this

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