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New Study Suggests High School Curriculum is Dumbed Down 1
- Education
- February 22, 2017
In recent years, a growing number of parents have watched in dismay as their children have been left behind and neglected in schools. But these children are not being left behind because the curriculum is too difficult. On the contrary, they are stuck in a corner because the material is not challenging enough. Such instances
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Commentator’s On-Air Freudian Slip Reveals What the Media Wants 0
- February 22, 2017
MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski appeared to have the rarest of moments Wednesday morning. She told viewers exactly what she thought her role was in regards to shaping public opinion. Brzezinski, the liberal counterpart to conservative Joe Scarborough on the network’s “Morning Joe,” was discussing President Donald Trump’s proclivity to do end-runs around the media, sharing (and
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Mom Teaches Son to ‘Adult’ in a Refreshingly Creative Way 0
- Culture
- February 21, 2017
A few months ago, I wrote about “The Adulting School,” a place where parents can send their grown children to learn the skills they failed to teach them as young children. So far, the school seems to be a success, indicating that many from the Participation Trophy Generation really can turn into capable adults with
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How the Left is Winning the Social Media Wars 0
- Culture
- February 21, 2017
In the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. elections, numerous accounts surfaced of nefarious content creators profiting by posting fake content on social media. The most successful engaged in “anti-Clinton fervor,” promoted Donald Trump’s candidacy and spread right wing news, all for profit. Buzzfeed editor Craig Silverman described how “teens in the Balkans” earned up to
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CPAC Pays the Price for Political Promiscuity 0
- Politics
- February 21, 2017
Movement conservatives are finding out that the enemy of their enemy is not necessarily their friend. In fact, the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) seems to be finding out that they are themselves their own worst enemy. After just having invited Milo Yiannopoulos to speak at its annual conference, it was revealed that right-wing gay provacateur
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France Says to Hell With Free Speech 0
- Culture
- February 21, 2017
One of the most commonly misattributed quotes credits Voltaire with a beautifully-shaped sentence – which he never wrote. Anyway, the father of the French Enlightenment and of its values, allegedly proclaimed: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” (In fact, the phrase comes from
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