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No, Don, this was Evil0
- Culture
- January 6, 2017
By now, most of the country has learned about the kidnapping and torture of a white, special-needs teenager by four, young blacks in Chicago. The reason we all know about it? Because one of the four perpetrators decided to live-stream their actions on Facebook. (Warning, disturbing images.) The full video is rampant with
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Neuroscientist: Gender-neutral Parenting is ‘Futile’0
- Culture
- January 6, 2017
In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a recent trend amongst younger parents to keep their children away from toys and clothes which cater specifically to boys or girls. Parents who practice this trend do so believing that they will free their child from the gender norms which society has inflicted upon us. But according
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Is It Better to Beat Temptation or Never Feel Tempted at All?0
- Philosophy
- January 6, 2017
When was the last time you were tempted, even briefly, to do something a little immoral? To lie, betray a friend’s confidence, cut in line, or take a little more than your share? I’m willing to bet it was today. Maybe in the past hour. Larger temptations hound us too, especially those involving sex or
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From Russia with Love?0
- Politics
- January 6, 2017
The buzz word of Barack Obama’s Presidential Election Campaign, oh so many eons ago, was “change”. What Americans want, we were told, was “change”. Now as the sun sets on the Obama-Nation we move forward into a New Year with a new leader of a very different ilk at the helm. America, it seems, will
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Christians: Those Who Criticize ‘Religion’ May Have a Point0
- Philosophy
- January 6, 2017
On the Intellectual Takeout Facebook page, we see a lot of commenters who are not only a-religious, but anti-religious. Sorry to say, but I’ve found that most of those who are anti-religious are intellectually unimpressive. Most of their retorts represent nothing more than name-calling, they clearly lack an understanding of basic religious tenets (which I
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Apprenticeships Are Leading a Quiet Revolution in Higher Ed0
- Culture
- January 6, 2017
There is a revolution happening in higher education. It’s happening without fanfare. It’s in what futurist investor Peter Diamandis might call the “deceptive phase”. This revolution is the rediscovery of a longstanding idea that somehow got lost in the last century or so: apprenticeship. The Loud Nothing Higher education is a popular target for reformers.
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America’s Kids Badly Need a ‘Chore Culture’0
- Culture
- January 6, 2017
The other day, NPR wrote a feature article about a unique program at John Bowne High School in New York City. Despite being in the heart of one of the biggest metropolises in the United States, John Bowne runs an agricultural program for upwards of 500 students. Known as “Aggies,” these students “grow crops, care
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Teacher Explains Why Schools Can’t Produce Well-Educated Minds0
- Culture
- January 5, 2017
In recent years, a number of Americans have been awaking to the realization that today’s children are not receiving a high-quality education. The nation’s test scores in everything from reading to science are evidence of that. But while many Americans now recognize what a good education is not, many are unsure exactly what it is.
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Students Don’t Need a “Passion,” They Need Persistence0
- Education
- January 5, 2017
Millennials are right to be angry about their schooling. Even the perpetrators see some of the damage they’re doing. “Escalating achievement pressure is not healthy for our youth,” says Kedra Ishop, an associate vice president for enrollment at the University of Michigan. “Young people are suffering from higher rates of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse
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