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  • Are Schools Making Us ‘Intellectually Dependent’?

    Are Schools Making Us ‘Intellectually Dependent’?0

    Not long ago, I wrote about a brief essay called A Message to Garcia. The essay, written in 1899 by Elbert Hubbard, explained how President McKinley instructed a gentleman named Rowan to deliver a letter to General Garcia in Cuba during the Spanish American War. As Hubbard explains, the unique thing about this incident was

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  • Are Americans Clueless on Why We Celebrate July 4th?

    Are Americans Clueless on Why We Celebrate July 4th?0

    • June 30, 2016

    In the last few years, we’ve seen an extensive push to require high school students to pass a U.S. citizenship test in order to graduate. The most recent data from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) suggests that this might not be such a bad idea. After testing 8th grade students in subjects such

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  • 5 Fascinating Quotes from Cato the Elder

    5 Fascinating Quotes from Cato the Elder0

    Marcus Porcius Cato (234- 149 BC) was a Roman statesman and orator who rose to fame during the Punic Wars. Often referred to as Censorinus (the Censor) or the Elder to distinguish him from his grandson (Cato the Younger), Cato was raised in a landed Plebian family of humble means in central west Italy (the

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  • 10 Traits of Highly Sensitive People

    10 Traits of Highly Sensitive People0

    Empaths and sensitive people tend to possess traits and qualities that differ from the average person.  In fact, Dr. Elaine Aron, a research psychologist, has been studying the world of introverted Empaths for quite some time, documenting any shared patterns and traits. Sensitive people were the subjects of her studies.  Specifically, she sought out people

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  • Why Some Gays Are Trying to drop Transgenders from LGBT

    Why Some Gays Are Trying to drop Transgenders from LGBT0

    Are you confused or alarmed at the rise of Transgenderism? You’re probably not alone. In fact, you might even have some unlikely allies not only in the form of radical feminists, but even gays and lesbians who feel it’s time to “Drop the T” from the LGBT movement. In November 2015 a group of gay

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  • The Roman Empire’s Financial Suicide

    The Roman Empire’s Financial Suicide0

    More than 2,000 years before America’s bailouts and entitlement programs, the ancient Romans experimented with similar schemes. The Roman government rescued failing institutions, canceled personal debts, and spent huge sums on welfare programs. The result wasn’t pretty. Roman politicians picked winners and losers, generally favoring the politically well connected — a practice that’s central to

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