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  • What if Your Grievances Are a Fantasy?

    What if Your Grievances Are a Fantasy?0

    Consider this. You wake from a restless night’s sleep. You find yourself thinking about your 2:00 p.m. meeting. A colleague with whom past interactions have been difficult will be there. You vividly remember his sarcastic put down of your idea for a new marketing campaign. Standing in the shower, you silently rehearse how you will

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  • What Are We? Answering the Riddle of Mankind

    What Are We? Answering the Riddle of Mankind1

    In recent days I’ve been involved in a conversation about which aspects of modern life have the most impact on shaping the culture in which we live. Is it business or education? Is it politics or the media? How about medial issues or the health industry? Or perhaps the network of associations which form the

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  • The 3 Top Reasons Parents Homeschool Children

    The 3 Top Reasons Parents Homeschool Children0

    Although homeschool anecdotes are a dime a dozen, hardcore statistics on this emerging education trend are often few and far between. But on Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education released the latest official numbers on homeschooling in America. Not surprisingly, they continue to rise. The study, conducted on statistics from 2012, shows that roughly 1.8

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  • Ponyboy Was NOT Gay (Not that there is Anything Wrong with that!)

    Ponyboy Was NOT Gay (Not that there is Anything Wrong with that!)0

    S.E. Hinton, author of several popular teen novels, made waves recently when she responded to a question on Twitter. A reader of The Outsiders asked Hinton if a romantic link existed between two characters, Johnny and Dallas.  @MrCadeWinston No. Where is the text backing this? — S. E. Hinton (@se4realhinton) October 17, 2016 “J-just asking,” the reader responded.

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  • Politician Triggers Parenting Debate after Leaving Son ‘Home Alone’

    Politician Triggers Parenting Debate after Leaving Son ‘Home Alone’0

    In recent years, Americans seem to fly off the handle every time some parent loosens the leash and allows a child to practice fending for himself. Apparently, those cases are now spreading to Great Britain, with parliamentarian Michael Gove being exhibit A. According to news reports, Gove and his wife left their 11-year-old son behind

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  • Jordan Peterson: Univ. Laying Groundwork to ‘Take Action Against Me’

    Jordan Peterson: Univ. Laying Groundwork to ‘Take Action Against Me’0

    Most people have never used the pronouns “zie” or “hir.” But Jordan Peterson’s refusal to do so might cost him his job. Peterson, a tenured research and clinical psychologist, received a second letter from the university warning him that his opposition to genderless pronouns is a cause of concern. He shared contents of the letter,

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  • Hillary’s Economically Clueless Plans Will Create More Poverty

    Hillary’s Economically Clueless Plans Will Create More Poverty0

    Because of my disdain for the two statists that were nominated by the Republicans and Democrats, I’m trying to ignore the election. But every so often, something gets said or written that cries out for analysis. Today is one of those days. Hillary Clinton has an editorial in the New York Times entitled “My Plan

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  • 3 Reasons to Embrace the Single Life

    3 Reasons to Embrace the Single Life0

    For whatever reason, being single often comes with a stigma. A stigma that you’re somehow unfit for a partner. That’s kind of a cop-out, don’t you think? Why is it that everyone is so concerned with whether or not we have a partner? Of course, relationships can be beautiful, incredible things, but being single can be just as incredible.

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  • Three Cheers for the Industrial Revolution–and the Fossil Fuels that Drove it

    Three Cheers for the Industrial Revolution–and the Fossil Fuels that Drove it0

    In an article for CapX last week, I discussed Johan Norberg’s new book, Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future. As Norberg notes, over the last two centuries, humanity has made massive improvements in terms of nutrition, sanitation, life expectancy, poverty, violence, literacy, environmental quality, political freedom and child labor. Today, I want to discuss the role that

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