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Children Are the UN’s ‘Secret Weapon’ Against Climate Change 0
- Education
- February 13, 2018
The United Nations is an outspoken proponent of taking action against global warming, and enlisting youth organizations to participate in the cause has long been part of their strategy. Recently, however, UN panelists explained that getting young people involved against climate change isn’t just important. Rather, it was described as “one of the most effective
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School Tells Girls They Can’t Say ‘No’ When Asked to Dance….Because Inclusivity 0
- Culture
- February 13, 2018
Have you ever noticed that living in a politically correct world is akin to navigating a field of landmines? The truth of this metaphor recently made itself apparent in the realm of Valentine-themed dances. The first instance occurred in a New York elementary school, which cancelled its father-daughter dance because it failed to
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Transgender Ideology Is Riddled With Contradictions. Here Are the Big Ones.0
- Culture
- February 12, 2018
People say that we live in a postmodern age that has rejected metaphysics. That’s not quite true. We live in a postmodern age that promotes an alternative metaphysics. As I explain in “When Harry Became Sally,” at the heart of the transgender moment are radical ideas about the human person—in particular, that people are what
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10 Weird Facts on the Lincoln Assassination 0
- Education
- February 12, 2018
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln on Good Friday, April 14, 1865 at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C., is one of the most dramatic and famous events of American history. Yet beyond the familiar, basic facts of the story, there are many fascinating details relating to John Wilkes Booth’s conspiracy, the execution of his plot, and
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Bright Kids Shouldn’t Be Dulled Down with Drugs 0
- Culture
- February 12, 2018
When my stepdaughter, Adrienne, was in first grade, her teacher pressured me to put her on stimulants. She explained that Adrienne daydreamed; she also became hyper when she learned something new. “Inattention and hyperactivity are classic symptoms of ADHD. They can be treated with Adderall or Ritalin,” her teacher explained. But I knew this was
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Are Progressives More Biased Than Conservatives?0
- Culture
- February 12, 2018
It’s no secret that university faculties these days—at least in the humanities and social sciences—are overwhelmingly “progressive” in outlook. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, founder of Heterodox Academy, argues that such lack of political diversity can measurably harm the quality of research, at least in his own field. But as one might expect, progressives tend to
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