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  • Lou Gehrig and the Culture of Victimhood

    Lou Gehrig and the Culture of Victimhood14

    Over the weekend, I had the fun of revisiting one of my long-time favorite films, The Pride of the Yankees. For those unfamiliar with The Pride of the Yankees, the movie portrays the life story of baseball legend Lou Gehrig, who died at the age of 37 from ALS, the disease which now bears his

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  • Is Transgenderism Social, Medical or Legal?

    Is Transgenderism Social, Medical or Legal?0

    There is an area of the Atlantic Ocean, called the Bermuda Triangle, within which ships and aircraft vanish without a trace. When it comes to transgenderism all reason and logic disappears within what we might call the Gender Triangle. The Gender Triangle is that area enclosed by the relationships between three distinct models of gender—the

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  • Is the NFL’s ‘Redskins’ Debate Finally Over?

    Is the NFL’s ‘Redskins’ Debate Finally Over?0

    For decades now the Washington Redskins have received criticism over the team’s name, the idea being that it was insensitive, exploitive, and perhaps racist. The criticism reached a bit of a fever in 2013 during the team’s efforts to retain its trademark status. But instead of caving, the team’s owner, Daniel Snyder, notoriously declared that

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  • A Look Inside Detroit’s Crumbling Public Schools

    A Look Inside Detroit’s Crumbling Public Schools0

    It’s no secret that Detroit public schools are in turmoil. While public schools around the country are struggling, no system has suffered quite like those in the Motor City. This week the Atlantic offered a glimpse into city’s crumbling system, which came under state control seven years ago. (State administration has not improved the system.)

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  • Should Students be Taught to Argue Rationally?

    Should Students be Taught to Argue Rationally?0

    Critical thinking has become a buzzword in today’s education system – and for good cause. Effective reasoning skills are essential in the fast-paced information world in which we live. But are students actually learning how to be critical thinkers? Or do teachers really even know how to train students in effective reasoning?   If college students

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  • Racial Unrest is Tame Compared to a Century Ago

    Racial Unrest is Tame Compared to a Century Ago0

    There is a powerful perception in the United States that race relations are deteriorating. A recent Gallup poll revealed that this view is shared by blacks and whites. Thirty-five percent now say they worry about race relations “a great deal,” up more than 100 percent from just four years ago. This angst is no doubt

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  • Oxford Expert: 10% Chance Humans Extinct in a Century

    Oxford Expert: 10% Chance Humans Extinct in a Century0

    I have not been blessed with a refined taste in cinema, with my favorite movie franchise being the Terminator series, especially the second and third, in which Arnie is in peak form. Alas, there’s not enough space here to reminisce, so let’s confine ourselves to the premise for the action.  On August 29, 1997, Skynet,

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  • Don’t Find Yourself, Overcome Yourself

    Don’t Find Yourself, Overcome Yourself0

    Selves are not found; they are created. That’s the perennially valid message of some ancient Chinese philosophers, according to the book The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life, by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh, a journalist with a PhD in East Asian history who studied under Puett. Puett, a Professor

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  • Are Unmarried Cohabiting Parents as Effective as Married Ones?

    Are Unmarried Cohabiting Parents as Effective as Married Ones?0

    In recent years, it has become commonplace for young couples to live together and start a family before officially entering their names on the marriage register. But according to a recent chart compiled by Forbes, American couples are not the only ones choosing the cohabitating form of parenthood: “In countries around the world, increasing numbers

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