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  • Why Abraham Lincoln is an icon for Republicans and Democrats alike

    Why Abraham Lincoln is an icon for Republicans and Democrats alike0

    During the 2016 Republican presidential primary, The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward and Robert Costa asked Donald Trump if he could be a “unifier” like Abraham Lincoln who expressed “‘Malice toward none, charity for all.’” Trump’s answer was surprising, but the fact that he was asked the question is not. Lincoln has evolved into an icon

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  • The Birth Dearth—and Why Liberals Should Be Worried

    The Birth Dearth—and Why Liberals Should Be Worried0

    It’s a strange characteristic of modern societies that the more sexual freedom people have, the less babies they seem to be able to produce. According to new data out from the Centers for Disease Control, U. S. fertility is at an all-time low. Births fell one percent in 2016 from the previous year, resulting in

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  • Teacher: Schools Should Stop Training Kids to Reason with Their Emotions

    Teacher: Schools Should Stop Training Kids to Reason with Their Emotions0

    Critical thinking has become a buzzword in education in the last few years. And why not? It sounds like a worthy education goal: ensure that every student can leave school knowing how to reason and make connections. But before we jump on the bandwagon of endorsing instruction in thinking skills, we should ask ourselves just

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  • Hilariously Truthful Defense of Waffle House Goes Viral

    Hilariously Truthful Defense of Waffle House Goes Viral0

    The local press dutifully reprints government press releases, such as when a local restaurant fails a health-code inspection. People are supposed to get very scared and avoid the place. I suspect that most readers ignore these reports unless the violations are utterly shocking, which they rarely are. Speaking as someone who has worked in many

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  • Almost Everyone Gets the First 3 Words of the Constitution Wrong

    Almost Everyone Gets the First 3 Words of the Constitution Wrong0

    “America is the only nation in the world that is founded on creed,” observed English writer G.K. Chesterton in What I Saw in America. America’s creed, Chesterton explained, “is set forth with dogmatic and even theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence; perhaps the only piece of practical politics that is also theoretical politics and

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  • ‘Would you have sex with a stranger?’ Men and women respond to the question WAY differently.

    ‘Would you have sex with a stranger?’ Men and women respond to the question WAY differently.3

    In a recent article, Psychology Today compared multiple cross-generational studies that surveyed college students to find out how likely they would be to have sex with a total stranger. The results might surprise you. Surveys showed an overwhelming majority of men said they would have sex with a stranger. Women respondents were less enthused. In

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