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  • Why Today’s Kids Are Over-Celebrated

    Why Today’s Kids Are Over-Celebrated0

    This year, I’m as happy as my children are to have passed the last day of school and welcomed summer. I’m not alone: Even though summer brings new challenges, like finding childcare and paying for camps and extracurricular activities, most parents I talk to are as relieved as I am to put the rigors of

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  • Why Hate is an Easy Weed to Grow

    Why Hate is an Easy Weed to Grow0

    Welsh electrician Royson Leonard recently colorized images of World War II. The images are fascinating. What struck me most was Leonard’s wise observation that “Hate is an easy weed to grow and can go unnoticed until it’s too late and takes over. Be on guard as it can look like the best flower in the

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  • The 10 Highest Paid College Presidents

    The 10 Highest Paid College Presidents0

    Via the Chronicle of Higher Education: “The Chronicle‘s executive-compensation package includes the latest data on more than 1,200 chief executives at more than 600 private colleges from 2008-14 and nearly 250 public universities and systems from 2010-16. Hover over bars to show total compensation as well as pay components including base, bonus and retirement. Click

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  • Report: Deep-Thinking Students Don’t Like Their Schools

    Report: Deep-Thinking Students Don’t Like Their Schools0

    Because American parents, teachers, and government leaders value education so highly, they have long impressed its importance upon the minds of their offspring. But the rise of various distractions in recent years – not the least of which is digital entertainment – have caused many to strive to make learning more interesting, active, and fun.

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  • Is It More Rational to Bet That God Exists?

    Is It More Rational to Bet That God Exists?1

    You are going to die. Your life is quickly passing away, and your death will be for eternity. And the moment of this death is unpredictable. It could come 50 years from now or 5 minutes from now. It’s this sobering fact that forms the starting point of one of the most famous proofs for

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  • Got Rainbow Pride? Only if Facebook Says You Should

    Got Rainbow Pride? Only if Facebook Says You Should0

    During the month of June, you might have noticed that the Internet was covered in rainbows for Pride Month. YouTube proudly displayed the rainbow flag as it promoted a series of LGBTQ videos under the hashtag ProudToBeBrave. YouTube’s homepage also featured a video, “Celebrate Brave Voices this Pride,” which garnered over four million views. A rainbow

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  • Free Speech Wins Twice

    Free Speech Wins Twice0

    We live in times of hypersensitivity. One way in which collectivism acts against individual freedom is by declaring morally reprehensible—and oftentimes prohibiting—what is deemed “offensive.” The expression “political correctness” has come to define this assault on free speech that hides behind the mask of respect for the sensibilities of others. Any attempt to deviate from

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  • Families with Stay-At-Home Moms Pay 5-times More Taxes in This Nation

    Families with Stay-At-Home Moms Pay 5-times More Taxes in This Nation0

    U.S. taxpayers are familiar with marriage penalty, but it is not merely a problem facing American families. In the Netherlands, a family with a stay-at-home mother could pay more than 560 percent more in taxes than an identical family making the exact same income. Ironically, the Dutch tax code treats families with equal incomes in vastly disparate

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  • Does Relativism Refute Itself?

    Does Relativism Refute Itself?0

    I was taking a lunch break recently when I noticed a man stagger and then collapse along the sidewalk. Concerned he was having some serious medical issues, another lady and I asked if he was alright. He insisted he was fine, although his actions clearly told a different story. Ironically, he was wearing a shirt

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