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Do Schools Really Need More Money?0
- Economics
- July 6, 2017
A common chorus of if/then statements dominates most contemporary discussions of education reform: If schools had more money, then they would do better at educating kids. If teachers were paid more money, then they would do better at educating kids. If there were more taxpayer support for traditional public schools, then we would have better
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Colorado to Criminalize Screen Time for Kids0
- Culture
- July 6, 2017
If a Colorado initiative gets its way 49 other states are going to be looking like anarcho-capitalist havens. Initiative 29 or the “Preservation of a Natural childhood” could make selling smartphones, tablets, and any sort of handheld wireless technology to anyone aged 13 and younger illegal which is anything but natural. The title attempts to
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15 Facts about George W. Bush on His Birthday0
- Culture
- July 6, 2017
Today, July 6, is former President George W. Bush’s 71st birthday. Below are 15 fun facts you may not have known about his life and his presidency. Happy birthday, Mr. President! 1. George Bush is the first president to have run a marathon. In 1993, he ran the Houston Marathon with a time of
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‘1984’: 10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About It0
- Culture
- July 6, 2017
George Orwell’s novel 1984 was incredibly popular at the time it was published, and it remains incredibly popular to this day. With multiple stars citing the book as one of their favorites—including Stephen King, David Bowie, Mel Gibson, and Kit Harrington—1984 has been growing in popularity in recent years. The book reappeared on best-seller lists
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Why Abraham Lincoln is an icon for Republicans and Democrats alike0
- Culture
- July 5, 2017
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 Worried0
- Culture
- July 5, 2017
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 Emotions0
- Culture
- July 5, 2017
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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Mike Pence Dining with Women Rule is Backed by Women Themselves0
- Culture
- July 5, 2017
Three months ago the twittersphere and liberal press sniggered at US vice-president Mike Pence and chided him for a statement that he once made (dug up by the Washington Post) about how “he never eats alone with a woman other than his wife and that he won’t attend events featuring alcohol without her by his
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Liberal Prof Explains 6 Surprising Reasons for Today’s Campus Disarray0
- Culture
- July 5, 2017
If there’s one good thing coming out of the chaos on campus, it’s the bipartisanship. No longer is it simply conservative professors who believe that the university has lost all common sense. Liberal professors are recognizing the same thing and sounding the alarm. One of these individuals is Columbia University professor John McWhorter. McWhorter describes
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