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  • 9 Literary Masterpieces the Catholic Church Banned

    9 Literary Masterpieces the Catholic Church Banned2

    The Index Librorum Prohibitorum (modern English translation: List of Prohibited Books) was the official list of banned books created by censors of the Roman Catholic Church. First published in 1559 during the Sacred Congregation of the Roman Inquisition, the Index was updated annually until 1966, when it was abolished by Pope Paul VI. The list

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  • 250-Year-Old Pamphlet Offers Clue on Fixing Education

    250-Year-Old Pamphlet Offers Clue on Fixing Education1

    In the last several years, it’s become increasingly common for editorial cartoons to depict young college graduates working at fast food joints. The message is clear: the cost of a college degree is inflated while the value is diminishing. Such a state has caused many students to wonder if college is the best option for

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  • What Early Feminists Meant by ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’

    What Early Feminists Meant by ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’0

    The phrase “equal pay for equal work” is in play again, with an intended meaning we all know. The idea is that government should force (really force, this time) private employers to boost the pay of women to match the rate of men in the same positions. It’s a bad idea; more than that, the

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  • Universities Should Bring Back Military History

    Universities Should Bring Back Military History0

    War defines the United States. Domestically, it is the country’s greatest budgetary priority: $598 billion, 54 per cent of discretionary spending, in fiscal year 2015. Globally, we have more than 800 bases in some 80 countries, and spend more than the next nine nations combined. Yet academic historians, especially those at the nation’s most richly

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  • U.S. Mayor Gives Panhandlers Jobs

    U.S. Mayor Gives Panhandlers Jobs0

    The Washington Post last week published a story about a unique initiative in Albuquerque that puts panhandlers to work. There’s a Better Way, a program initiated by the Mayor Richard Berry, offers $9 an hour (plus free lunch) to panhandlers who are dispatched around the city on beautification projects. The results, so far, look pretty good. Via

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  • Study: Men Are Getting Weaker

    Study: Men Are Getting Weaker0

    Young people, it seems, increasingly regard the word “masculine” with derision. Based on the findings of a recent study, one wonders if such attitudes could stem from some latent insecurities. Via the Washington Post: Researchers measured the grip strength (how strongly you can squeeze something) and pinch strength (how strongly you can pinch something between two fingers) of 237

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  • Has Common Core Made Writing Worse?

    Has Common Core Made Writing Worse?0

    In 2011, only 27 percent of the nation’s high school seniors were deemed to be proficient in writing. According to information recently revealed by The Washington Post’s Jay Mathews, those numbers will likely not be improving any time soon. In dissecting an Education Trust report on the state of America’s classrooms, Mathews highlighted some “depressing

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  • Actor: Western Civilization is in Danger of Losing

    Actor: Western Civilization is in Danger of Losing0

    John Rhys-Davies is famous for playing Sallah in the Indiana Jones movies, and more recently, Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. But he has also become an outspoken defender of the West against its perceived enemies, both within and without. In an interview last week with FOX411, he decried the growing intolerance that

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  • 5 Reasons Schools Should Teach Debate to Students

    5 Reasons Schools Should Teach Debate to Students0

    The other day a friend of mine was describing a video clip of a student debate he had seen online. According to my friend, the video showed a student who was clearly trying to make a logical argument, but was grasping at straws and clueless on how to debate in a rational manner.  Such a

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