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3 Must-Read Books on the West’s Abandonment of Religion0
- Philosophy
- January 26, 2017
What happens when the religious beliefs that undergird a culture are pulled out from under it, as has happened in the West? There is a whole literature on exactly this question: 1. Orthodoxy, by G. K. Chesterton. Chesterton was the greatest thinker of the twentieth century and this was his greatest book (with the possible exception of
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Think For Yourself: How to Reject the Team Mentality of Politics0
- Culture
- January 25, 2017
The wildly contentious election of 2016 seems to have inculcated certain habits of mind. We are tempted to believe that our role as citizens is like that of a sports fan. We need to choose a team and stick with it, no matter what. Our team needs us. If we lend our voices in support
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Progressive Columnist: Riots Are Hurting Our Cause0
- Culture
- January 25, 2017
Donald Trump has only been in office a short time, but the speed with which he is reversing Obama’s policies and blazing his own path is enough to make the heads of liberals and conservatives spin. Headlines are indicating that the former group is in an especial state of shock, particularly given the various protests
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Love or Hate the Term ‘Snowflake’? Thank ‘Fight Club’0
- Culture
- January 25, 2017
I’ve probably seen Fight Club 40 times. A friend whom I lived with in college had a sort of obsession with the film. Yet I somehow failed to make the connection between Fight Club and the term “snowflake.” Here it is: “You are not special. You’re not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You’re the same
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It’s called the Executive Branch0
- Education
- January 25, 2017
In 2010, less than 25% of high school seniors in America were considered proficient in civics according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Even worse, in 2010 only 12% of high school seniors were proficient in history. Perhaps those numbers explain the unwarranted hand-wringing taking place today regarding President Trump’s supposed “gagging” or “censorship”
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Is Ivanka Making Motherhood Great Again?0
- Culture
- January 25, 2017
Is Ivanka Trump America’s Kate Middleton? In this viral photo posted on Ivanka’s Instagram page the day before the Inauguration, America’s new first daughter channels the Duchess rather mightily. In the picture, Ivanka is rocking the whole Duchess package: walking down the red-carpeted steps of a private jet in nude stilettos and a gorgeously tailored
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How Students ‘Ghost’ Through Online Degree Programs0
- Culture
- January 25, 2017
As a college ethics professor, I try not to give advice to my students about how to cheat—even inadvertently. However, I sometimes slip and mention a loophole that students have been exploiting ever since the advent of online education. Unfortunately, the loophole keeps getting larger. By not closing it, colleges and universities have turned their
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Carl Sagan’s Eerie Prediction of America’s Future0
- Culture
- January 25, 2017
Carl Sagan died more than 20 years ago, but a prediction the American scientist and writer made shortly before his death could lead one to believe he caught a glimpse of a 2017 newspaper. While Sagan’s most famous work was the science fiction novel Contact, the inspiration for the 1997 film starring Jodie Foster, it’s
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Are Colleges Discriminating Against Homeschoolers?0
- Culture
- January 25, 2017
It’s no secret that homeschooling has experienced exponential growth in recent years. So much so, that Chris Weller noted in Business Insider that the homeschool population may soon overtake that of charter schools. As Weller goes on to note, this popularity is attributable both to the advance of technology, the growing familiarity with homeschooling, and
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