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Philosopher: Chance is Baked into the Cake of Democracy0
- History
- January 10, 2017
The Trump victory, and the general disaster for Democrats this year, was the victory of ignorance, critics moan. Writing in Foreign Policy, Georgetown’s Jason Brennan called it “the dance of the dunces” and wrote that “Trump owes his victory to the uninformed.” New York Times columnist Neil Irwin noted the unprecedented list of inexperts and
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Meryl Streep’s Comments Were Boring. That’s All35
- Culture
- January 10, 2017
My first feeling for Meryl Streep was embarrassment. The three-time Oscar-winner’s speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday brought to mind a cocktail reception I once attended. A nice young woman couldn’t resist injecting politics into polite conversation in mixed company. It was awkward for everyone but her. People politely smiled, much like the actors
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Why I Love School Choice0
- Education
- January 9, 2017
This fall my 5-year-old daughter will go off to kindergarten. I’ve known this day was coming for years, but somehow I still managed to be wholly unprepared for the event. By “unprepared”, I’m not talking about the sadness that naturally accompanies these periodic reminders that one’s child must eventually grow up, but about the decision
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What Puerto Rico Can Teach Us About Minimum Wage Laws0
- Economics
- January 9, 2017
This week, twenty states began implementing minimum wage increases that were passed during 2016. As the country waits to see how these increased wages this will affect the economy, the U.S. territories have already provided us with a grim example. After the 2007 Fair Minimum Wage Act was passed, each of the fifty states was required to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour in 2006,
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The PC Thought Police Zero in on Children’s Literature0
- January 9, 2017
It is of the nature of modern secular ideologies that they can’t ignore the least deviation from their lengthening list of what counts as culturally unacceptable. In America, new racial and gender ideologies are now affecting even children’s literature. In an article in a recent edition of the Wall Street Journal, Meghan Cox Gurdon, who writes
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Study: Those Participation Trophies Aren’t Doing Kids Any Good0
- Culture
- January 9, 2017
The millennial generation has accumulated a number of different names, one of the most scathing being the “participation trophy” generation. The name gives a nod to the consolation prizes which have long sought to boost the self-esteem of children unable to land a first, second, or third place trophy. Unearned praise, we seem to have
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Plato, Descartes and Kant Too White for Univ. Students0
- Culture
- January 9, 2017
Via the Telegraph: They are said to be the founding fathers of Western philosophy, whose ideas underpin civilised society. But students at a prestigious London university are demanding that figures such as Plato, Descartes and Immanuel Kant should be largely dropped from the curriculum because they are white. The student union at the School of
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Former NEA Lawyer: Abolish the Department of Education0
- Education
- January 9, 2017
Have you ever noticed that making cuts to any area of education is enough to make teachers, parents, and politicians alike break out in a cold sweat? Indignation abounds as pundits weigh in and wonder how anyone dare suggest that bread be taken from the mouths of babes. That attitude, however, may be heading out
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Feds Create Orwellian Propaganda Agency to Combat ‘Fake News’0
- Politics
- January 9, 2017
Our elected officials in Washington have a habit of passing the laws that the American people would probably most like to know about at times when very few are likely to see it. On December 23rd of last year, while we the people were busy making preparations for the holidays, President Obama signed the National Defense
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