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  • Future Teachers Are Scoring Way Low on the SAT

    Future Teachers Are Scoring Way Low on the SAT0

    The College Board just released a report on the results of the 2016 SAT test. One startling feature of the report included a historical timeline of students’ critical reading scores over the last 40-plus years. In 1972, this score was 530. By 2016 it had fallen to 494. There are undoubtedly many drivers behind this

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  • Can You Pass Geography 101?

    Can You Pass Geography 101?0

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  • 6 Signs You’re Dealing With a Sociopath

    6 Signs You’re Dealing With a Sociopath0

    When it comes to sociopaths, many people have the image of some prominent sociopathic character from a TV series, like Tony Soprano or Dexter Morgan. The truth is that these characters aren’t accurate depictions of the sociopaths you’ll meet in everyday life. Not every sociopath is keen on murdering people. The scary part is that

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  • 5 Reasons Millennials Don’t Want Kids

    5 Reasons Millennials Don’t Want Kids8

    Last week, I came across an article that cited nine reasons that millennials don’t want to have kids. And even though its tone was more similar to that of a childish rant than an article (so much so that I won’t even link to it here), it did bring up a lot of holdups that

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  • Why Even Racists Need the Freedom to Speak

    Why Even Racists Need the Freedom to Speak0

    Until recently, American political culture settled into a comfortable middle ground on matters of race. People knew what to say and how to say it, more or less. It was all very polite. Everyone obeyed the rules. This way you could stay out of trouble and avoid one of the most devastating accusations that could

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  • We’re Being Trained NOT To See

    We’re Being Trained NOT To See1

    I was reflecting today on the life of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha. According to Buddhist myth, Siddhartha was born under a prophecy that he would either become a great military ruler or a supremely enlightened holy man. His father wanted the former, so he raised Siddhartha in a bubble of sorts, filling his

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  • These 10 States Do the Worst Job Preparing Kids for College

    These 10 States Do the Worst Job Preparing Kids for College0

    Have you ever poured hours into studying for an exam, been told you were ready, and then discovered that despite your hard work, you couldn’t pass the test? Unfortunately, that’s what many of the nation’s high school graduates are experiencing. They’ve worked hard in school, walked across the platform to receive their diploma, and gone

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  • LAPD Union: Officers Being Instructed to ‘Run Away’ From Threats

    LAPD Union: Officers Being Instructed to ‘Run Away’ From Threats0

    • September 28, 2016

    The Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), the labor union representing officers up to the rank of lieutenant, says a recent finding by the city’s police commission instructs officers to flee violent confrontations. Run away. If a police officer is confronted by a suspect with a weapon, those entrusted to

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  • Dead Voters Found in Colorado Days After NYT Called Election Fraud a ‘Myth’

    Dead Voters Found in Colorado Days After NYT Called Election Fraud a ‘Myth’0

    • September 28, 2016

    Some good, old-fashioned shoe-leather reporting by a couple of reporters found this shocker: Corpses are casting ballots in Colorado. Via CBS4: A CBS4 investigation has found multiple cases of dead men and women voting in Colorado months and in some cases years after their deaths, a revelation that calls into question safeguards designed to prevent

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