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Teacher: Busy Work is Killing Love for Reading 0
- Culture
- February 10, 2017
The other day, a judge used a unique punishment for a handful of teens who desecrated a historic school building with derogatory statements: read books. The novelty of the sentence testifies to the fact that kids simply don’t read very much anymore. But why this dearth of reading? After all, parents try to get kids
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Rational Discourse: Has Relativism Caused Its Decline?0
- Culture
- February 10, 2017
This morning a friend sent me a BBC video clip describing the common scenarios conservative students face on liberal campuses. At first blush, the quest to turn these students into victims – through scenes of furtive eyes and choked voices – seems to be the primary mission of the BBC. But cutting through the
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Entire Homeschooling Family Kidnapped by the State 0
- Culture
- February 10, 2017
Raising children is no walk in the park, but it’s even more difficult when the state dictates what you can and cannot do with your own family. Kiarre Harris is a devoted single mother, trying her hardest to provide her children with the best possible upbringing. After growing concerned that her children were not receiving
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Does Free Trade Lead to Freedom?0
- Economics
- February 10, 2017
In all normal civilisations the trader existed and must exist. But in all normal civilisations the trader was the exception; certainly he was never the rule; and most certainly he was never the ruler. The predominance which he has gained in the modern world is the cause of all the disasters of the modern world.
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Diversity Can Inhibit Learning and Cognitive Growth, Study Says 0
- Culture
- February 10, 2017
Diversity, like equality of opportunity, is one of those positively valued, ‘sacred cow’ concepts in higher education. Yes, some have criticized it for only encompassing racial, ethnic and gender identity, not ideological persuasion. Others have objected that diversity is a vehicle for brainwashing students with liberal values. Nevertheless, the concept has survived in almost every
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‘Anti-Civics’ Being Taught in U.S. Colleges, NAS Report says 0
- Education
- February 10, 2017
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” According to a recent report of the National Association of Scholars, this line (from Yeats’ apocalyptic poem The Second Coming) may be a fitting description of what kind of citizens are being produced by American universities today. The 525-page report—“Making Citizens: How
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The Unhinging of the Academic Left: History, Hate, and Hysteria 0
- Culture
- February 9, 2017
The Organization of American Historians (OAH) has responded to the Trump presidency in a manner showing all the seriousness and bravery its thousands of members can muster: a lecture series univocally condemning Donald Trump and the nation they blame for electing him. One thing the announcement has in great abundance is self-importance: The OAH Distinguished
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Study: Cohabitation Far Less Stable for Children Than Marriage 0
- Culture
- February 9, 2017
One thing the same-sex marriage debate has done is shine a light on why marriage is even worth arguing about. If it is just about loving couples, forget it. But it is not just about that; it is about children. After decades of “soul mate” marriage, it has been brought to our attention again that
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Judge Sentences Teens to Read Books to Pay for Crimes 0
- Culture
- February 9, 2017
Many Americans today are troubled by the anger, disrespect, and ignorant attitudes they see in the younger generations. Unfortunately, these attitudes often spill over in violent protests and other inappropriate actions. Such was the case last fall in Loudon County, Virginia when a group of five teenagers defaced the historic, one-room “Ashburn Colored School” with
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