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  • Why We Shouldn’t Need Liberal Arts Colleges

    Why We Shouldn’t Need Liberal Arts Colleges0

    There are some liberal arts colleges out there doing great work. Among them are St. John’s College in Annapolis, Thomas Aquinas College in California, and New St. Andrews College in Idaho. These colleges provide students with a well-rounded and rigorous education in languages and the Great Books.   If you’re going to spend four years

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  • The Electoral College Is No Accident

    The Electoral College Is No Accident0

    The Electoral College has now done its work and confirmed the results of the presidential election. But not before another election in which the candidate who received the most votes lost and caused it to become the object of a debate about the legitimacy of its role in a democratic republic. The appropriateness of the

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  • Study: Children of ‘Authoritative Parents’ Are Smarter with Money

    Study: Children of ‘Authoritative Parents’ Are Smarter with Money0

    Last Christmas, family practice doctor Leonard Sax made waves when he declared that parental authority is in decline in America. According to Sax, parents have increasingly allowed their children to call the shots in deciding how they want to live their lives, instead of parents being the ones running the show. As psychologist Lisa Damour

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  • Could This Assassination Be the Beginning of World War 3?

    Could This Assassination Be the Beginning of World War 3?0

    Today’s assassination of Andrey Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, is already drawing some ominous comparisons.   Karlov was gunned down on Monday evening in Turkey’s capital of Ankara as he delivered a speech at an art exhibit. In the video of the attack, the shooter, off-duty police officer Mevlüt Mert Altintas, 22, could be heard

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  • Why Our Age Is Defined by Propaganda

    Why Our Age Is Defined by Propaganda0

    There were two main streams of reaction from the political Left following their losses in the 2016 election. One group saw the election results as a signal for the Left to engage in some sustained self-critique, introspection, and dialogue, in the hopes that they would emerge a bit wiser and stronger in the next election.

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  • What if teenagers can’t even read?

    What if teenagers can’t even read?0

    The teacher’s words are a year old now, but still deeply troubling. In her December 4, 2014 letter to the editor, Kim Dallas, an English teacher at Rosemount High School in Minnesota had the following to say: “I teach high school English, and I am begging you to please read to your children. Read everything.

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