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On Syria and the Confusion of Consuming News in the Age of Trump0
- Culture
- April 17, 2017
We were warned. What would happen? Who could we trust? In the era of fake news, “alternative facts,” insult, and innuendo, when the time came…who was to be believed? In the fog of war–even of limited war and tactical skirmishes–the truth splinters into half-truths, conflicting conclusions, and incomplete accounts. On Tuesday, April 11,2017, the Washington
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How Jefferson Fostered Rational Thinking in Politics0
- History
- April 17, 2017
April 13 marked the birthday of American hero Thomas Jefferson. Best known for his role in penning the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson also held the rare and prestigious post of President of the United States. His path to the White House, however, was long and contentious, a fact referenced numerous times during the equally bitter
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Gallup asked Americans why they go to church. It’s not for the music.1
- Culture
- April 17, 2017
On Good Friday, Gallup published results of a survey that asked respondents why they go to church (or some other place of worship). Some fifteen hundred adults across the nation were asked to which degree these seven things were important to them: 1. Sermons or talks that teach you more about scripture; 2. Sermons or
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Does All Rational Thought Involve ‘Faith’?0
- Religion
- April 17, 2017
It has become common—even among most religious people—to assume that there is a vast gulf between reason and faith. Reason is seen as some sort of neutral, unbiased tool that men and women can use to arrive at truth, or perhaps only what some refer to as “facts.” Faith, on the other hand, is seen
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Charles Murray Was Just Vindicated by Two Cornell Professors0
- Culture
- April 17, 2017
Professor Charles Murray seems to have become public enemy number one on college campuses. Even before he was shut down by students at Middlebury College in March, Murray was viewed with suspicion for his scholarship on the Bell Curve. People only vaguely aware of Murray perhaps could not be blamed for viewing this political lightening
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Why Parents Should Play With Their Children0
- Culture
- April 13, 2017
Recently, I’ve come to a realisation: I need to play more with my 10-month old daughter. When she was little, I would put her in her bouncer or on her mat, within view of me and whatever I was doing. Now that she’s crawling, she follows me as I move around the house doing this
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Why an Epidemic of Lonely Children is Upon Us0
- Culture
- April 13, 2017
A recent headline in the Telegraph ran as follows: “Thousands of children receive counselling for loneliness.” The article goes on to explain how the British counseling service, Childline, has seen an uptick in the number of children seeking help for their feelings of isolation from both friends and family. According to the Telegraph, Childline lists
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Thomas Edison Would Have Been Given Adderall Today1
- Education
- April 13, 2017
“The trouble with our way of educating is that it does not give elasticity to the mind. It casts the brain into a mold. It insists that the child must accept. It does not encourage original thought or reasoning, and it lays more stress on memory than observation.” – Thomas Edison In 1855, when he
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The Secret to Living a Life of Mastery0
- Entertainment
- April 13, 2017
In his classic book on practice, Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment, George Leonard observes how many of us have conditioned ourselves to think life is an “endless series of climatic moments.” Writing in the early 90s, Leonard observed television commercials, “The race is run and won; beautiful young people jump up and
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