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  • How ISIS Recruits and Coerces Children

    How ISIS Recruits and Coerces Children0

    Last week the world once again witnessed an Islamic State’s use of at least one child bomber, perhaps two. A child between the ages of 12 and 14 was reportedly the culprit behind a suicide attack – blowing up the wedding of Besna and Nurettin Akdogan in Gaziantep, Turkey and killing 54 people on Aug.

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  • Colin Kaepernick Should Do a Ride Along With Chicago Police

    Colin Kaepernick Should Do a Ride Along With Chicago Police0

    Colin Kaepernick set off a firestorm Friday when he refused to stand for the National Anthem, saying he will not “stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” Now, everyone agrees (or should agree) that Kaepernick has the right to remain seated during the

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  • University Kindly Grants Students Two Hours of Free Speech Per Week

    University Kindly Grants Students Two Hours of Free Speech Per Week0

    Via the Washington Times: A public university in Louisiana has a speech code that permits students to express their beliefs freely for two hours per week at three predetermined locations. The Northwestern State University policy requires students to apply 24-48 hours in advance before holding a public demonstration or assembly, and limits such activities to

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  • Liberal Academics Are ‘Open’ But Are They Truly Tolerant?

    Liberal Academics Are ‘Open’ But Are They Truly Tolerant?0

    One of the purposes of university is to challenge the opinions of students. This requires freedom of thought and a variety of voices. But academic departments today, especially in the social sciences, are far more liberal or progressive than the population at large. Conservative views are notably underrepresented. One survey even suggests that approximately 20

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  • College Students (and Colleges) Should Listen to Obama’s Advice

    College Students (and Colleges) Should Listen to Obama’s Advice0

    In Des Moines last year, President Obama told gatherers at a town hall that one of the primary benefits of college is that it challenges the assumptions and ideas of young minds. Or at least college should do that.   Look, the purpose of college is not just…to transmit skills. It’s also to widen your

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  • CNN Blames U.S. Workers, Smartphones for Sluggish Economy

    CNN Blames U.S. Workers, Smartphones for Sluggish Economy0

    U.S. GDP was revised down to 1.1 percent growth in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said Friday. This comes after the U.S. economy grew by just .08 percent in the first quarter, so pundits are beginning to publicly muse on what’s wrong with the U.S. economy, which has not cracked 3 percent annual growth

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