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  • Harvard Study Holds a Clue on How to Combat Political Vitriol

    Harvard Study Holds a Clue on How to Combat Political Vitriol0

    Can you remember an instance when you met an individual for the first time and came away feeling uplifted because you had such an engaging conversation? I can. In fact, in the couple of instances which come to mind, I actually went into the conversation not expecting to enjoy it, but came out thinking my

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  • GOP baseball practice shooter in March: ‘It’s Time to Destroy Trump & Co.’

    GOP baseball practice shooter in March: ‘It’s Time to Destroy Trump & Co.’0

    Law enforcement authorities identified the shooter at the GOP congressional baseball practice as James T. Hodgkinson (above, left) of Belleville, Illinois.   There is a Twitter profile for a James Hodgkinson from Belleville, Illinois. The account was created in January 2014.   The account was little used, but it does suggest the user was deeply interested

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  • 7 Takeaways From Jeff Sessions’ Senate Testimony on the Russia Probe

    7 Takeaways From Jeff Sessions’ Senate Testimony on the Russia Probe0

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in testimony before a Senate committee, called it “an appalling and detestable lie” for Democrats to suggest he would collude with Russians to undermine the U.S. presidential election. “I did not recuse myself from defending my honor against scurrilous and false allegations,” @USAGSessions says. Sessions himself frequently stirred up Democrats on

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  • 6 Reasons Why Video Gaming Will Become the Next Big College Sport

    6 Reasons Why Video Gaming Will Become the Next Big College Sport0

    Watching college football and basketball is a popular pastime in America. Indeed, given its popularity, it’s difficult to imagine that college ball sports will ever be displaced by an upstart competitor. However, they do have competition and it’s not exactly Quidditch. It’s video gaming—or, as college athletics departments are calling them, esports.   According to

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  • Why Language and Gender Aren’t Just ‘Social Constructs’

    Why Language and Gender Aren’t Just ‘Social Constructs’0

    Many in our culture are confused about the meaning of words. I’m not just talking here about what counts as ‘fake news’, or the typical contortions that politicians put on their own language to distort facts—though that in and of itself is something of a worrisome trend. But it’s growing increasingly common to hear people

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  • Trump’s Education Cuts Aren’t ‘Devastating,’ They’re Smart

    Trump’s Education Cuts Aren’t ‘Devastating,’ They’re Smart0

    It’s the end of the world as we know it—at least that’s what some people would have us believe about President Trump’s education budget. It’s “a devastating blow to the country’s public education system,” according to National School Boards Assn. CEO Thomas Gentzel. More like a “wrecking ball,” says Lily Eskelsen García, president of the National

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  • Richard Dawkins Rips Islam

    Richard Dawkins Rips Islam0

    Richard Dawkins, arguably the most famous atheist alive today, recently told listeners at a science festival in the United Kingdom that he believes Islam is “the most evil religion in the world” today. Here is what he said at the Cheltenham Science Festival last week, according to a report from The Telegraph: “It’s tempting to say

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  • Jordan Peterson’s Advice on Marriage is Brilliant

    Jordan Peterson’s Advice on Marriage is Brilliant0

    What’s the key to a healthy, long, and fruitful marriage? It’s the million dollar question, and one Dr. Jordan Peterson was recently asked by a YouTube viewer. Peterson, a clinical psychologist and a professor at the University of Toronto, offered a response that’s well worth hearing. He begins by touching on the importance of physical

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  • Is School Literature Driving Our Dysfunctional Society?

    Is School Literature Driving Our Dysfunctional Society?0

    Over the weekend, I traveled with some friends to tour the Betsy-Tacy houses in Mankato, Minnesota (shown in the image above). The refurbished homes are replicas of the ones discussed in the famous children’s book series of the same name, written in the mid-twentieth century by Maud Hart Lovelace. For those unfamiliar with the books,

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