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How the Melting Pot Became ‘Cultural Appropriation’0
- March 30, 2017
When our parents, grandparents, or great-grandparents voluntarily immigrated to the United States, they brought with them not only a desire to embrace a new homeland, but also a desire to become culturally “American.” This didn’t mean rejecting their cultural identity; it meant making room in it for new influences, which is why they often identified
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Former Obama Aide Admits Team Trump Was Spied On (Video)0
- Politics
- March 30, 2017
I’ve been loath to write a word on Russia-gate because there is too much fevered chatter across the political spectrum. But Evelyn Farkas’ appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” this week bears attention. Here is what Farkas, a former assistant defense secretary under President Obama, told Mika Brzezinski in regards to efforts to gather, expose, and
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Gender Pay Gap Myths (and Truths)0
- Culture
- March 30, 2017
The ongoing battle over gender equality has turned the question of the relative pay of women and men into quite the political football. Over the last few years, defenders of markets, including me, have been on the offensive, arguing that the gender pay gap is in some sense a “myth.” More recently, critics have replied
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College Prof Says he was Fired for not Dumbing Down his Course 0
- Culture
- March 30, 2017
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently released a report about a community college professor who was terminated for maintaining high academic standards for his students. The higher ed institution was the Community College of Aurora (CCA), Colorado, and the professor was Nathaniel Bork, a teacher of philosophy. The college “did not afford Bork
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College ‘Diversity Council’ Posts Fake Racist Flyers, Stoking Fear and Sparking Outrage 0
- Culture
- March 30, 2017
At Gustavus Adolphus College, the Diversity Leadership Council (DLC), with the help of several student-led social justice groups, decided to try a social experiment. They posted fake flyers with racially provocative messages on the theory that they would generate respectful dialogue about hate, intolerance, discrimination and diversity. The flyers read: “A Notice to All White
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How Did Celibacy Become Mandatory for Priests?0
- History
- March 30, 2017
Priestly celibacy, or rather the lack of it, is in the news. There have been allegations of sex orgies, prostitution and pornography against Catholic clerics in Italy. On March 8, Pope Francis suggested, in an interview with a German newspaper, Die Zeit, that the Catholic Church should discuss the tradition of celibacy in light of
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