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Losing a Dad Changes the Biology of Children 0
- Family
- August 29, 2017
A fascinating piece of research related to father loss is highlighted by an article at Family Studies. Most studies of the effects on a child losing his or her father through death, divorce or incarceration, rely on survey questions to measure health. But the new research, published in the US journal Pediatrics this month, took
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Antifa & Neo-Nazi Propaganda: Are you susceptible?0
- Culture
- August 29, 2017
Do you believe that anyone who disagrees with your beliefs is the enemy? Would you ever don the white “glory suit” of the KKK or the balaclava and black hoody of Antifa? Would you ever hold this sign? Would you ever stand with this group? Can you fill yourself with such rage that you would
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You’re Stupid, So We Are Going to Take Away Your Freedom 0
- Economics
- August 28, 2017
In a country based on the principle of liberty, should we really contemplate depriving people of freedom because they sometimes don’t make choices experts think are best for them? My title really understates the liberty-depriving philosophy of the nanny state. More accurately, it is: Some people make what we think are bad choices, so we
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What Plato Teaches about Taylor Swift’s Music 0
- August 28, 2017
In case you’ve been under a rock recently and didn’t hear, Taylor Swift is set to release a new album. According to social media and other venues, the song she released as a sneak preview for the album entitled “Reputation” was met with mixed reviews. Fortunately for Swift, these mixed reviews don’t appear to have
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Houston: What Jack London Had to Say About Looters 0
- Culture
- August 28, 2017
The video footage of looting in Houston following Hurricane Harvey is much like the looting we’ve seen in other parts of the country: shattered shop windows, people walking away with flat screen TVs or shoes or whatever, and the police often nowhere to be found. Oh, and infuriating. Here’s an example: What’s different about
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Fake Hate is Now Happening on the Right, Too 0
- Politics
- August 28, 2017
The rise of “fake hate”—false reports of crime reported by individuals claiming to be victims of crimes committed by a certain group—is a deeply troubling phenomenon. There was a spike of these stories following the election of Donald Trump, most of which were stories spun by college students who claimed they were victims of
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Did Medieval Medicine Ever Work?1
- Education
- August 28, 2017
It all began as one of those Friday afternoon projects that medical researchers sometimes do to satisfy curiosity. No one expected it to work. The researchers were testing medieval medical remedies by replicating a 1000-year-old recipe for an eye salve. They were prepared to see it prove that medieval medicine was backward and even superstitious.
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Antifa Attack Peaceful Demonstrators to Stop Hate at Berkeley 0
- Culture
- August 28, 2017
The Washington Post has the latest chapter in the Battle of Berkeley, which broke out over the weekend. Here is the colorful lead: Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists and antifa — “anti-fascist” — barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park.
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3 Back to School Thoughts from G.K. Chesterton 0
- Education
- August 28, 2017
Every year, the approach of fall signals to children and parents that it’s time to gear up and begin the cycle of packing lunches, picking out clothes, racing to the bus stop, and coming home at night with armloads of books and homework once again. But while parents and children across America know this drill
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