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Even the Left is Getting Tired of PC Thanksgivings 0
- Culture
- November 23, 2016
You know that political correctness has gone too far when those who are its biggest proponents are mocking it. That was the case the other night on Jimmy Kimmel’s show. In honor of the upcoming holiday, Kimmel featured the kid-acted, first Thanksgiving skit which has long been a staple in many elementary schools. And while
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3 Reasons We Don’t We Feel More Gratitude for Our Bounty 0
- Culture
- November 23, 2016
It is easy to overlook how much we are supported by the world; how little we give and how much we get. My local organic farmer gambled this year with late plantings, and the weather cooperated. In mid-November he picked for us bushels of kale, mustard greens, and bok choy. He took the risk; he
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The Irony Everyone’s Missing in the Hamilton-Pence Controversy 0
- Economics
- November 23, 2016
Four days after Mike Pence was lectured by the cast of the hit musical Hamilton and booed by its audience, the controversy rages on. President-elect Trump sent out the expected angry tweet demanding an apology. The left melodramatically gasped, “freedom of speech,” even though no one has suggested government action against the actors. And, suddenly,
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Can America Revive the Idea of a Day of Rest?0
- Culture
- November 23, 2016
I was a bit of a workaholic in college. I studied hard, got my assignments in on time, and did my best to get the highest grades possible. But at the beginning of college, I instituted a practice which seemingly went against my hyper-intensive approach to school: I took a weekly day of rest. No
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How the Desire for ‘Moral Purity’ Divides Us 0
- Culture
- November 22, 2016
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the overwhelming response among progressives was “how in the world did this happen?” Those of us who study the rise of political and moral polarization in the United States, however, were less surprised. Think of the people you choose to spend time with – your romantic partner,
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The 7 Deadly Sins of Social Media 1
- Culture
- November 22, 2016
Social networks do best when they tap into one of the seven deadly sins. Facebook is ego. Zynga is sloth. LinkedIn is greed. ~ Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn (2011) The Atlantic’s Robinson Meyer suggests that Hoffman’s tongue-in-cheek comment from five years ago may contain more than a kernel of truth. Using Dante’s Inferno as a guide, Meyer outlines
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