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  • In Defense of Hamlet: No, the Play is not Misogynistic

    In Defense of Hamlet: No, the Play is not Misogynistic0

    Shakespeare’s Hamlet is arguably the greatest play ever written. It is, however, also one of the most misunderstood. One could write a book, or perhaps a whole shelf-full of books, on the way in which the play is misconstrued by critics, or the manner in which it is sacrificed to the latest literary fads. The

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  • Are Homeschoolers Overqualified?

    Are Homeschoolers Overqualified?0

    In a recent Facebook post, Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs show, shared a letter he received from an Arkansas mother. The letter ran as follows: Dear Mike My son, Spencer, decided to apply for the High Voltage Lineman program at Arkansas State University Newport. He went through the interviews just fine,

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  • An Italian Surgeon Preps to Perform Head Transplants

    An Italian Surgeon Preps to Perform Head Transplants0

    Italian transplant surgeon Dr Sergio Canavero wants to perform head transplants. He was recently interviewed by Barry Morgan on CJAD 800 Montreal Radio and said he was hoping to carry out the surgery in China, before the end of 2017. He explained that when the spinal cord of a rat is cut, rather than crushed

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  • 16 Politically Incorrect Thoughts from H.D. Thoreau

    16 Politically Incorrect Thoughts from H.D. Thoreau0

    Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was born David Henry Thoreau in Concord, Massachusetts. The son of a pencil maker, Thoreau became one of the finest and most independent thinkers of his day (this free thinking is perhaps evidenced by his early decision to go by Henry David instead of David Henry). A brilliant poet, naturalist, and

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  • Why the Sex-Selective Abortion Debate Scares Feminists

    Why the Sex-Selective Abortion Debate Scares Feminists0

    It’s been a quarter century since Harvard economist Amartya Sen published research showing that more than 100 million women were “missing” from the global population.  Where were they? Two decades later, the answer to that question became clearer. In her Pulitzer Prize finalist book Unnatural Selection, Mara Hvistendahl detailed how females around the world were

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  • Whoa. Are Law Schools Testing the Apprenticeship Model?

    Whoa. Are Law Schools Testing the Apprenticeship Model?0

    With the rising cost of college and the decline of skilled workers, the idea of apprenticeship has been catching on as a worthy higher education alternative. After all, who wouldn’t want the opportunity to earn money while learning, gain hands-on experience, and get a foot in the job field of their choice? The idea of

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  • We Warned the Japanese…

    We Warned the Japanese…0

    One of my high school history classes was taught by a coach. I’ll never forget it. While a coach is certainly capable of teaching history, for him it seemed that his only desire was to get through the drudgery so he could get back to coaching his team. Like a lot of teenage boys, at

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  • The Push to Give Elsa a Girlfriend

    The Push to Give Elsa a Girlfriend0

    From its launch in late 2013, the Disney box office sensation Frozen has been widely read as an allegory of LGBT experience. Heroine Elsa is a princess like no other. The special power that has to be hidden is her suppressed lesbian nature and its potential to provoke a social revolution. Her passionate song, “Let It

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  • Study of National Differences requires Tough-Mindedness

    Study of National Differences requires Tough-Mindedness0

    Ruth Benedict was a cultural anthropologist enlisted during World War II to help American leadership better understand the cultural attitudes and thinking of the Japanese. In 1946 she published her findings and views on the topic in The Chrysanthemum and the Sword. While much of the book covers the Japanese, it also provides many nuggets

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