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Wealthy Minnesota School District Treating Its Students Like Racists 0
- Education
- July 14, 2017
In May, I reported on the controversial social justice curriculum being taught to young students in Edina Public Schools—a wealthy suburban district in Minnesota considered to be among the state’s best. At Edina’s Highlands Elementary this past year, students—even kindergartners and first-graders—were made to participate in a number of projects designed to teach them about
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The Libertarian Edition of ‘Game of Thrones’0
- Culture
- July 14, 2017
On Sunday, HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones returns for its seventh season. To mark the occasion, ReasonTV offered up freedom-filled parody that is, well, brilliant. Don’t take it from me; watch for yourself. (WARNING: This content contains hilarious profanity) Save this article to favorites
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Stop Patronizing Parents’ School Choice Decisions, Please 0
- Education
- July 14, 2017
Whenever we engage in discussions around school choice (charter schools, vouchers, and so on), it’s important to remember the origins of the mass schooling apparatus. In the mid-19th century when the first compulsory schooling statutes took hold–mandating attendance under a legal threat of force–the bureaucrats most responsible for compelling school for the masses had no
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Millennial Offers the True Reason Her Generation is So Fragile 1
- Culture
- July 14, 2017
The caricature of the emotionally fragile millennial is a powerful and pervasive one in our culture today. Theories abound offering explanations as to why many members of this younger generation seems less equipped to deal with conflict and are so easily “offended.” There is the coddling parents hypothesis. The social isolation hypothesis. The Machiavellian hypothesis.
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Concentration Camps Reveal the Nature of the Modern State 0
- History
- July 14, 2017
In the history of concentration camps, there is one thing that everyone knows: they were invented by the British. The idea of isolating unwanted population groups in purpose-built camps was implemented in South Africa in the context of the Anglo-Boer War, with horrific consequences for the Boer population. Although it would be left to the
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Are Seat Belts Making You Less Safe?0
- Culture
- July 14, 2017
Once I was talking with a friend when he remarked that in rugby, there are fewer injuries per player than in the football. This seemed spurious to me, because football players have helmets and padding, while rugby players have none. Wouldn’t more protective gear reduce the likelihood of injury especially when compared to the unprotected
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5 Reasons Parents Shouldn’t Feel Guilty About Giving Kids Chores 0
- Culture
- July 14, 2017
As a little girl, one of my sister’s dreaded chores was sweeping the kitchen floor. Although our kitchen was relatively small, she somehow managed to make the task stretch on for… well, quite a while. Although we chuckle about it now, the task was quite torturous at the time, not only for my sister, but
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Why Today’s Kids Need More Time to Goof Off 0
- Culture
- July 13, 2017
Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is known world over for its deep lessons on racism and equality. In focusing on these lessons however, it’s easy to breeze by the simple, lighthearted picture with which the book opens, namely, that of children goofing off and having a good time in the summer. That lesson
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Why Are Some Academics Angry?0
- Culture
- July 13, 2017
A college professorship sounds like a golden gig to most people: Read books at your leisure, meet with adoring students, teach a few classes, and otherwise lounge in ivy-covered ivory towers commensurate to your lofty status… To the contrary! Having been an adjunct lecturer in a major university, I can confirm that professors often work
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