Blog 3 Columns

Prof Explains Why Black Families are Rejecting Public Schools 0
- Culture
- April 4, 2017
Because of their long-fought battle for equal access to education, it is generally assumed that black families are big fans of public schooling. That assumption, however, is beginning to show its datedness, as evidenced by the research of University of Georgia College of Education professor Cheryl Fields-Smith. In a recent interview with The 74, Dr.
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One Simple Reason Boys are Failing 0
- Education
- April 4, 2017
One of the prominent narratives in society in recent years concerns the idea that women are falling behind and treated unfairly in the classroom and the workplace. An example of this is the annual “Equal Pay Day,” which highlights the gap in earnings between women and men. But while the plight of women often receives
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Millennials Postponing Adulthood, Study Shows 0
- Culture
- April 4, 2017
If a new study is right, many Millennials will require full-time care much earlier in life than Baby Boomers. In fact, many of them seem to require it now. According to the new study from Bowling Green State University, Millennials are delaying adulthood to an extent unheard of in previous generations. Compared to young Boomers of the
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Is the West Worth Defending?0
- Culture
- April 4, 2017
There are many people who will cite the West as something which is under threat and something for which we should be prepared to fight to defend. Depending on which defender of the West is pontificating, the threat comes from Russia, or from Islam, or from China, or from some enemy within the West itself.
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How Relativism Contradicts Itself 1
- Philosophy
- April 4, 2017
It’s often pointed out that relativism is becoming more prevalent in the West. In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI claimed that the West was building “a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one’s own ego and desires.” But though an attitude of relativism may be
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George Washington Bought an INSANE Amount of Alcohol to Launch his Political Career 0
- History
- April 4, 2017
Campaign finance is a touchy subject in the United States today. The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision unleashed a flood of money into politics. The court ruled that federal restrictions on donations from unions and corporations to individual candidates violated the Constitution’s right to free speech. A group opposed to the Citizens United decision
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Climate Change is Real, The Proof is in the Politics 0
- Politics
- April 4, 2017
“Most big companies in the U.S. recognize that climate change is real.” So said Geoffrey M. Heal, a professor at Columbia Business School, as quoted in a recent Bloomberg Businessweek article. Of course climate change is real. It has been for thousands, if not millions of years, long before big companies existed, let alone recognized
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3 Lessons Learned from Wisconsin’s War on Foreign Butter 0
- Economics
- April 4, 2017
In February, a number of Irish citizens were surprised to find out that selling Kerrygold butter — a line of butter produced in Ireland — is a criminal offense in Wisconsin. Irish Central reports: Under a 1970 law all butter sold in the state must be subjected to scrutiny by a panel, which recently ruled
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Why Can’t the VA Fire an Employee Caught Watching Porn?0
- Culture
- April 3, 2017
If one was seeking to demonstrate the extent to which the operations of the federal government are defective, many would immediately point to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where just a few years ago a healthcare scandal exposed mass bureaucratic dysfunction and corruption. Americans across the political spectrum recognize a need for reform at
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Prof Explains Why Black Families are Rejecting Public Schools 0