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The Case Against Unfettered Globalization 0
- Culture
- May 25, 2016
There are many ways in which the freedoms that we’ve taken for granted are being taken from us. One of the most egregious is the way in which the rise of globalism has led to the ongoing erosion of national sovereignty. Does this matter? Are nations really necessary in an increasingly globalized economy? Have they
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Study: Free Pre-K Doesn’t Give Education Benefits 0
- Economics
- May 25, 2016
The U.S. has been toying with the idea of universal pre-K for a number of years, believing that such a policy will close learning gaps and boost educational achievement. By contrast, the U.K. has plowed ahead with the idea, implementing what is known as the National Childcare Strategy. But a new study suggests that Britain’s
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Should Boys be Encouraged to Live Dangerously?0
- Culture
- May 25, 2016
When I was a child, my father regaled me with tales of how he and his friends once formed “The Boys Army” and spent their days creating original inventions and stockpiling weapons in their homemade fort in the woods. As with many forms of play, the thrill came not so much from fighting the “enemy,”
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Psychologist: Having Children Makes Us Unhappy, Kills Romance 0
- Family
- May 25, 2016
Dreaming of getting married, having children, and living happily ever after. You might be in for a rude awakening, according to psychologist Matthew D. Johnston. Johnston, the Director of the Marriage and Family Studies Laboratory at Binghamton University in New York, surveyed decades of research on the psychological effects of raising children and shared his
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Magazine Declares the Death of Free Will 0
- Education
- May 25, 2016
Does free will exist? Even if it does not, we’re better off believing it does. So argues philosopher, writer, and erstwhile diplomat Stephen Cave, in the June issue of The Atlantic. But does that even make sense? That depends on how one defines ‘free will’—a question which Cave addresses only obliquely, and to which I
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Intolerant Leftists Shut Down Gay Alt-Right Speaker 0
- Culture
- May 25, 2016
It seems that every week or even every few days we’re treated to another example of college students blocking free speech, shouting down a speaker, or thoroughly disrupting an event. What’s surprising is who is doing it. All of these videos so far have been self-acclaimed “social justice warriors” on the Left or members of
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Can You Define These Winning Scripps Spelling Bee Words?0
- Culture
- May 25, 2016
Over the last ten decades, students from all over the United States have made their way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. In most cases, only one winner walks away with the prize after spelling a little-known word. And in most cases, the rest of us walk away scratching our heads over the definition of
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Why We Should Stop Referring to the Brain as a Computer 0
- Science
- May 24, 2016
If you study the long history of science, it’s striking how the thought of each age is dominated by some-or-other ruling metaphor that eventually gives way to another. That’s especially true when it comes to explaining human intelligence. (You can learn how in this book.) Ever since computer technology took off after World War II, our ruling metaphor for the human brain is
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Why We Need Alpha Males 0
- Culture
- May 24, 2016
My colleague, Annie Holmquist, discovered some statistics about the decline in masculinity that have troubled me since the moment I looked over them. Here’s the key part of her piece: “In recent years, a mildly trending topic of discussion has been the question, ‘Where have all the men gone?’ While there are a number of
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