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  • Children Prefer Reading Books on Paper, Not Screens

    Children Prefer Reading Books on Paper, Not Screens0

    There is a common perception that children are more likely to read if it is on a device such as an iPad or Kindles. But new research shows that this is not necessarily the case. In a study of children in Year 4 and 6, those who had regular access to devices with eReading capability

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  • Apprenticeships Offering Students a New Way Forward

    Apprenticeships Offering Students a New Way Forward0

    The push to send young people to college has grown by leaps and bounds in the last several decades. Perhaps, then, it’s no surprise that this great demand for college has driven the price to astronomical heights. For evidence of this price increase, one need look no further than the chart below from University of

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  • Why We Should Fear the Deep State

    Why We Should Fear the Deep State0

    The notion of the “deep state” or a “state within a state” is creepy, to say the least. It indicates the existence of a shadowy group of unelected bureaucrats deeply embedded in the military-intelligence establishment secretly manipulating government policy. Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute defines the ‘deep state’ as “nothing more than agencies and

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  • Why does International Women’s Day Ignore Motherhood?

    Why does International Women’s Day Ignore Motherhood?0

    Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day, an occasion for celebrating what is unique about women’s contribution to society: their irreplaceable role as mothers, homemakers, educators, nurses — in short, all the person-centred and nurturing activity that they typically excel at and with which they increasingly transform other professions and society at large. WHAT? Sorry!

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  • The Alt Right’s Intellectual Roots Go Way Back

    The Alt Right’s Intellectual Roots Go Way Back0

    Reading “How I Left the Left” is a solid reminder that there’s not much intellectual heft remaining on that side of the fence. If an ideology sets out to isolate the locus of evil in people’s very identity, it is pretty well spent. This, in addition to the failure of the socialist model everywhere it has

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  • Ted Kennedy Had Secret Dealings with Soviets Before 1984 Election

    Ted Kennedy Had Secret Dealings with Soviets Before 1984 Election0

    Reports (and tweets) are swirling all over the internet about allegations that U.S. intelligence agencies bugged the Trump Campaign during the presidential election over suspicion the campaign had ties to the Kremlin, which stands accused of meddling in the 2016 presidential contest.   Perhaps because of this revelation, several observant readers brought to our attention

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