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Commentator’s On-Air Freudian Slip Reveals What the Media Wants 0
- February 22, 2017
MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski appeared to have the rarest of moments Wednesday morning. She told viewers exactly what she thought her role was in regards to shaping public opinion. Brzezinski, the liberal counterpart to conservative Joe Scarborough on the network’s “Morning Joe,” was discussing President Donald Trump’s proclivity to do end-runs around the media, sharing (and
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Can Grammar Be Racist? The University of Washington Thinks So 0
- Culture
- February 22, 2017
Grammar is “racist,” according to the professional staff, tutors, and the Director of the writing center at the University of Washington at Tacoma. To combat this perceived racism they promise to “emphasize the importance of rhetorical situations over grammatical ‘correctness.’” Forget learning how to write correctly, now a “big part” of the work of writing
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4 Questions Every Intelligent Reader Should Ask 0
- Culture
- February 22, 2017
There’s no denying that the literacy levels in the U.S. are a bit alarming: 14 percent of adults can’t read. Only 13 percent of adults can read at a proficient level. 27 percent of adults didn’t read a book in the last year. 50 percent of adults can’t read a book written at an 8th grade
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White Males are Getting Trounced (See Chart)0
- Culture
- February 21, 2017
Shortly after the 2016 election, Intellectual Takeout’s Martin Cothran noted that Donald Trump’s victory was achieved largely because the working class whites of America came together and voted as a minority bloc. The Economist recently affirmed this viewpoint by stating the following: “DURING Donald Trump’s inauguration speech he declared that America’s ‘forgotten men and women’ will
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Mom Teaches Son to ‘Adult’ in a Refreshingly Creative Way 0
- Culture
- February 21, 2017
A few months ago, I wrote about “The Adulting School,” a place where parents can send their grown children to learn the skills they failed to teach them as young children. So far, the school seems to be a success, indicating that many from the Participation Trophy Generation really can turn into capable adults with
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Mark Cuban Predicts the No. 1 Job Skill in 10 Years 0
- Education
- February 21, 2017
Billionaire software developer and investor Mark Cuban is known for playing the fool on the sidelines of Dallas Mavericks’ basketball games. But I actually think he’s a pretty smart guy, and have been impressed with his seeming level-headedness when he discourses on various topics. Take education. Five years ago, he hit the nail on the
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In Defense of Milo 0
- Culture
- February 21, 2017
It’s been quite a 36 hours for Milo Yiannopoulos. The conservative provocateur had his book deal canceled by Simon and Schuster and was disinvited from CPAC after a video surfaced that appeared to show him speaking “fondly of relationships between men and ‘young boys.’” On Tuesday, he resigned as senior editor of Breitbart News. “Breitbart
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How the Left is Winning the Social Media Wars 0
- Culture
- February 21, 2017
In the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. elections, numerous accounts surfaced of nefarious content creators profiting by posting fake content on social media. The most successful engaged in “anti-Clinton fervor,” promoted Donald Trump’s candidacy and spread right wing news, all for profit. Buzzfeed editor Craig Silverman described how “teens in the Balkans” earned up to
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France Says to Hell With Free Speech 0
- Culture
- February 21, 2017
One of the most commonly misattributed quotes credits Voltaire with a beautifully-shaped sentence – which he never wrote. Anyway, the father of the French Enlightenment and of its values, allegedly proclaimed: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” (In fact, the phrase comes from
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