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  • What Caused the Collapse of Parental Authority?

    What Caused the Collapse of Parental Authority?3

    You’ve been there. You’re in the store, minding your own business when suddenly you hear the angry screams of a child, interspersed with: “Johnny, get up off the floor this instant! I mean it, Johnny! By the time I count to three… Johnny, mommy will give you a cookie when we get to the car

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  • Is ‘Antiracism’ a Grift?

    Is ‘Antiracism’ a Grift?3

    Henry Rogers was born in Queens in 1982, to middle-class parents deeply involved in civil rights activism. After completing journalism and African American Studies programs at several universities, including Temple University where he completed his Ph.D., Rogers began a career as a university lecturer, taking up various posts along the East Coast in history and

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  • The Intellectual Purpose of Education: Why ‘Impractical’ Subjects Are Still Worth Learning

    The Intellectual Purpose of Education: Why ‘Impractical’ Subjects Are Still Worth Learning1

    It’s a complaint I’ve heard often, and (I’ll confess) occasionally spoken myself: “What use is learning math? It’s not like it’s going to help me in life!” In eighth grade geometry, the complaints seemed legitimate. Why was I calculating the angles of triangle XYZ? I didn’t know what career I was going to pursue, but—at

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  • Discrimination Is Entrenched in US Corporates, Just Not the Kind You Might Think

    Discrimination Is Entrenched in US Corporates, Just Not the Kind You Might Think1

    Title VII of the US Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against job applicants based on their race, colour, religion, sex, or national origin. However, that didn’t stop the majority of S&P 100 companies reducing Caucasian Americans to just 6 percent of new hires in the year following the Black Lives Matter

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  • Why Our Bookstores Never Participated in Banned Books Week

    Why Our Bookstores Never Participated in Banned Books Week5

    Banned Books Week, October 1–7, is here again. Bookstores and libraries across the country will feature displays of what they call banned books. Some mainstream news outlets will offer editorials and articles denouncing censorship in places like school and public libraries. We’ll doubtless hear this year’s theme and slogan, “Let Freedom Read,” repeated from these

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  • Americans Are Worried About the Future of Families, According to New Pew Report

    Americans Are Worried About the Future of Families, According to New Pew Report1

    More Americans are pessimistic than optimistic about the future of the family. People are looking beyond their marriages and families for fulfilment. “Open relationships” are fashionable. And men have stronger family values than women, all according to a new report by the Pew Research Center. The report, released on September 14, presents a perplexing mix

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