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  • How Much Do ‘Signers’ Actually Make?

    How Much Do ‘Signers’ Actually Make?2

    It’s a dilemma faced by many of us when pulling up to the light at an off-ramp: Do we or do we not give money to the person with a sign? For some, it’s a commendable act of charity to give the professedly homeless or down-on-their-luck person some money, no judgments or questions asked. Others,

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  • Google’s NASA Diversity Problem

    Google’s NASA Diversity Problem0

    Science and space junkies are thrilled by the success of the recent Juno mission that put a NASA satellite into orbit around Jupiter. As Google writes: Juno’s five year, 500 million mile journey will culminate in a treasure trove of new pictures and measurements taken by its nine instruments. What Juno tells us about Jupiter

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  • Elocution Lessons: Yet Another Tool of the Patriarchy?

    Elocution Lessons: Yet Another Tool of the Patriarchy?0

    “Like, omigod! People are so, like, rude and sexist.” Is it sexism that makes me want to stick a knitting needle down my ear canal every time I find myself at school pickup standing within earshot of the Lululemon-wearing mom who speaks with the rising intonation and vocal fry of a teenager? Perhaps my urge

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  • Does Character Matter Anymore in Politics?

    Does Character Matter Anymore in Politics?0

    The 2016 presidential election seems headed toward a showdown between the two least-liked presidential candidates since American voters have been polled on the question—and with good reason. One is a vindictive, politically ruthless, unrepentant liar; the other is an egomaniacal, boorish, bullying braggart. Neither one even bothers to pay lip service to the values of

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  • Crazy = Thinking Student Loan Debt is a Path to Success?

    Crazy = Thinking Student Loan Debt is a Path to Success?0

    A Forbes article recently caught my eye by proclaiming that it is possible to retire in your 30s and travel the world. The article by Laura Begley Bloom went on to describe 33-year-old Anita Dhake, who is already enjoying retirement after spending a handful of years as a lawyer. Because many of us (myself included)

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  • Absolute Comfort Corrupts Absolutely

    Absolute Comfort Corrupts Absolutely0

    My men went on and presently met the Lotus-Eaters, nor did these Lotus-Eaters have any thought of destroying our companions, but they only gave them lotus to taste of. But any of them who ate the honey-sweet fruit of lotus was unwilling to take any message back, or to go away, but they wanted to

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  • 3 Reasons Why Laura Ingalls Wilder Was a Good Writer

    3 Reasons Why Laura Ingalls Wilder Was a Good Writer0

    Recently, an interesting but telling scene from These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder has been running through my mind. As the book explains, teenage Laura had just completed her first teaching stint in another school and was happily settling back into life as a student in her home school. On her first day

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  • Why the Hillary E-mail Scandal Should Matter to You

    Why the Hillary E-mail Scandal Should Matter to You0

    On the 4th of July, Intellectual Takeout posted a clip of the John Adams HBO series to the Facebook page. In it, during a debate over whether or not the colonies should declare their independence from Great Britain, Adams states, “…I see hope. I see a new nation ready to take its place in the world.

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  • The First Banzai Charge was Actually in Alaska

    The First Banzai Charge was Actually in Alaska0

    It’s probably safe to say that many Americans don’t know that the Japanese actually invaded the Aleutian Islands of Alaska during World War II. And while that may be a surprise to learn, it’s how the battle ended that is really shocking. For the Americans, the Aleutians were seen as a potential bridgehead for the

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