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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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  • Massive Study Finds Link Between High Screen Time and Unhappiness

    Massive Study Finds Link Between High Screen Time and Unhappiness0

    We’d all like to be a little happier. The problem is that much of what determines happiness is outside of our control. Some of us are genetically predisposed to see the world through rose-colored glasses, while others have a generally negative outlook. Bad things happen, to us and in the world. People can be unkind,

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  • A New Blood Test Can Detect Eight Different Cancers in Their Early Stages

    A New Blood Test Can Detect Eight Different Cancers in Their Early Stages0

    Researchers have developed a blood test that can detect the presence of eight common cancers. Called CancerSEEK, the blood test detects tiny amounts of DNA and proteins released into the blood stream from cancer cells. This can then indicate the presence of ovarian, liver, stomach, pancreatic, oesophageal, bowel, lung or breast cancers. Known as a

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  • Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy

    Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy0

    Hillary Clinton blamed the Electoral College for her stunning defeat in the 2016 presidential election in her latest memoirs, “What Happened.” Some have claimed that the Electoral College is one of the most dangerous institutions in American politics. Why? They say the Electoral College system, as opposed to a simple majority vote, distorts the one-person,

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