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  • Spending on College Sports is Out of Control

    Spending on College Sports is Out of Control0

    th college football season upon us, this is a good time to consider again the allure that fielding winning teams in the big-money sports (football and basketball) has for many higher education leaders. Just as many students are convinced that getting into an elite college is essential to their futures, so many college presidents are

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  • Pew: 1 in 4 Americans Didn’t Read a Book Last Year

    Pew: 1 in 4 Americans Didn’t Read a Book Last Year0

    While on vacation this summer, I had the pleasure of visiting Biltmore Estate, the largest home in America. After the tour, my companions and I took a poll on the favorite room and found that the library was the winner. And with more than 20,000 books bound in leather and gold, it’s not surprising that

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  • Must a Liberal Baker Make a ‘Trump 2016’ Cake?

    Must a Liberal Baker Make a ‘Trump 2016’ Cake?0

    The headline is reminiscent of a hypothetical question that drew attention at the Libertarian Party’s presidential debate earlier this year: Must a Jewish baker make a Nazi cake? In this case, however, the question is not hypothetical. Via KSLA News out of Louisiana: A Facebook post shared by a Bossier Parish teen is getting a

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  • 5 Benefits of Having Sex on a Daily Basis

    5 Benefits of Having Sex on a Daily Basis0

    As if we needed more reasons to have sex, it’s actually quite beneficial for your overall well-being. It’s been seen that engaging in sexual activity on a regular basis boosts mental, emotional, and physical health. Aside from getting your rocks off, here are five great reasons you should be trying to have sex regularly: It

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  • Why Did Duterte Call Obama a ‘Son of a Whore’?

    Why Did Duterte Call Obama a ‘Son of a Whore’?0

    The president of the Philippines, Rodrgio Duterte, is raising the profile of his country in the international news media in a way only he can. In a warning to US President Barack Obama to stay off the subject of extrajudicial killings of drug trafficikers, he apparently called his American counterpart a “son of a whore”.

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  • UK to Construct Wall to Stem Flow of Illegal Immigrants

    UK to Construct Wall to Stem Flow of Illegal Immigrants0

    Walls, it seems, are back in style.  At least in Europe. Via the BBC: Dubbed the “Great Wall of Calais” by some media, the 4m (13ft) wall will run for 1km (0.6 miles) along both sides of the main road to Calais port. [United Kingdom] Home Office minister Robert Goodwill said security was being “stepped

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