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  • Only 1 in 4 Can Name All Three Branches of U.S. Government

    Only 1 in 4 Can Name All Three Branches of U.S. Government0

    September 17th marks the 229th birthday of the U.S. Constitution. In honor of the day, The Annenberg Public Policy Center conducted a survey to test the public’s knowledge of basic civics. One of the questions asked respondents to name the three branches of government. The number of Americans able to do so has dropped dramatically

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  • Harvard Prof: U.S. Productivity ‘Shutting Down’

    Harvard Prof: U.S. Productivity ‘Shutting Down’0

    Harvard Business School released a report this month and the findings are, well, not good. Here is the gist of the report, titled “Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided“: While a slow recovery is underway, fundamentally weak U.S. economic performance continues and is leaving many Americans behind. The federal government has made no meaningful progress

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  • Thomas Jefferson’s 10 Simple Rules for Successful Living

    Thomas Jefferson’s 10 Simple Rules for Successful Living0

    With graduation season on our doorstep, many of us will soon find ourselves poking around in the greeting card section in search of the perfect message to give the bright-eyed students in our lives. But instead of picking out one of the normal platitudes which usually grace graduation cards – i.e. “follow your heart,” “reach

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  • There is No Neutral Parenting

    There is No Neutral Parenting0

    • September 14, 2016

    Occasionally, you’ll see and hear comments about parents indoctrinating their children or imposing their “values” upon them. The reality is that there is no neutral parenting. Children are brought into a culture and home that they do not choose. They are taught a language that is not of their choice. They are at the mercy

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  • The Nude Female Form is Powerful, but is it really ‘Empowering’?

    The Nude Female Form is Powerful, but is it really ‘Empowering’?0

    Can the naked female body ever be free? Is stripping off the ultimate expression of a woman’s emancipation? Or is her bared body always subject to sexual objectification? In a foreword to The Female Eunuch (1970), Germaine Greer imagined a feminism that would win women the ‘freedom to run, shout, talk loudly and sit with

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  • Roman Catholic Cardinal: Muslims and Christians Don’t Worship the Same God

    Roman Catholic Cardinal: Muslims and Christians Don’t Worship the Same God0

    In a piece earlier this year, I presented philosopher Edward Feser’s argument that Christians and Muslims worship the same God, in spite of their different understandings about that God. Feser is a Catholic, and as I pointed out, his view aligns with recent Catholic documents on the topic. By no means, however, is this position

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  • Lil Wayne Said He Hasn’t Experienced Racism—And People Flipped

    Lil Wayne Said He Hasn’t Experienced Racism—And People Flipped0

    Lil Wayne said he has not personally experienced racism. The 33-year-old rapper made the comments in an interview with Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless on the Undisputed, a sports show that airs on Fox. When asked to share his thoughts on Colin Kaepernick sitting during the National Anthem, Lil Wayne said, “I respect the man

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  • Camus’ Touching Letter to Teacher After Receiving Nobel Prize

    Camus’ Touching Letter to Teacher After Receiving Nobel Prize0

    Albert Camus grew up knowing he wanted to be a writer. He became one of the best—perhaps because of the interest and affection of one great teacher. Born in 1913 in Algeria to poor French parents, Camus got the opportunity to study at a university in Algeria despite his humble upbringing. He began writing for

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  • A Brief History Of Presidents Fibbing About Their Health

    A Brief History Of Presidents Fibbing About Their Health0

    Both U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have recently been caught deceiving the public about their health. Each candidate has accused the other of lying about medical conditions. Trump released a note from a doctor which turned out to be questionable. Critics have attacked not only the wording of the letter but also

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