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  • Are American Schools Creating a ‘Stupefied’ Generation?

    Are American Schools Creating a ‘Stupefied’ Generation?2

    In recent months, it has been reported that studying and performing Shakespeare has dramatic effects on the academic performance of young students. In fact, one school in Australia found their exam scores increased more than 40 percentage points after Shakespeare lessons were incorporated into the curriculum. Because of these dramatic effects, I took notice of

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  • Why Did Comey Say Nothing if Trump Asked Him to ‘End His Investigation’?

    Why Did Comey Say Nothing if Trump Asked Him to ‘End His Investigation’?0

    Headlines everywhere are declaring that President Donald Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to “end his investigation of Michael Flynn.” The headlines appear to derive from memos Comey took after meetings with Trump—meetings Comey felt were “improper”—as well as anonymous sources who claim to have seen the memos. The evidence of Trump’s possible obstruction, which

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  • Was ‘Last Man Standing’ Cancelled Because ABC Dislikes Conservative Values?

    Was ‘Last Man Standing’ Cancelled Because ABC Dislikes Conservative Values?0

    Turn on Saturday Night Live and you will find Melissa McCarthy dressed as White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and making fun of the Trump Administration. Or odds are you will at least see some skit mocking right-of-center America. And that’s not unusual for TV today. That’s why it is so refreshing for conservatives to

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  • There’s a Simple Reason Why More Women aren’t CEOs

    There’s a Simple Reason Why More Women aren’t CEOs0

    Did you ever read the novel Pollyanna as a child? If so, you may remember the scene where stern Aunt Polly lays out a strict schedule for her niece, Pollyanna. This daily to-do list dampens the effervescent Pollyanna, who exclaims: “Oh, but Aunt Polly, Aunt Polly, you haven’t left me any time at all just

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  • The President Is Not the Commander in Chief of the United States, Nor Its CEO

    The President Is Not the Commander in Chief of the United States, Nor Its CEO0

    The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, told George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” yesterday that “the president is the CEO of the country,” and thus “he can hire and fire whoever he wants. That’s his right.” Leaving aside the question of whether the president can fire everyone in the federal government, she is wrong on

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  • One Simple Way to Raise Children to be Leaders

    One Simple Way to Raise Children to be Leaders2

    Whether they admit it or not, almost every parent entertains visions of greatness for their child from the moment he is born. He’ll be a businessman, or a college professor, or maybe even the President of the United States. Unfortunately, it’s often hard to move beyond daydreams and work toward making those imaginations become reality.

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