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College Coeducation Was No Triumph of Feminism 0
- Culture
- November 8, 2016
The 1960s witnessed a major shift in higher education in the Anglo-American world, which saw university life upended and reshaped in profoundly important ways: in the composition of student bodies and faculties; structures of governance; ways of doing institutional business; and relationships to the public issues of the day. Coeducation was one of those changes.
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Unfortunately, Most Voters Are ‘Idiots’0
- Politics
- November 8, 2016
On the first Tuesday of November millions of Americans will turn out to cast their ballots. Unfortunately, most of them are probably idiots. Now, I don’t mean that as an insult based on the modern sense of the word “idiot”, i.e., someone who is simple and stupid. It’s more of a lament based on the ancient
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6 Reasons We’re in Trouble No Matter Who Becomes President 0
- Culture
- November 8, 2016
Approximately half the U.S. population will wake up tomorrow (or soon after) with a sense of general satisfaction. The person for whom they voted (perhaps grudgingly) will become the next president of the United States. Even if they do not love the candidate, they will be affirmed. America is not crazy, they will think. The
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A 1791 Warning on Voter Fraud 0
- Culture
- November 8, 2016
We made it. Election day is FINALLY here. That means we can end the shouting, the arguments over who did this or that, and the accusations over whether or not voter fraud exists. Er, wait… scratch that last one. Accusations over voter fraud are more likely to intensify as the voting comes to a close.
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Scholar: ‘Fainting Couch’ Feminism Needs to Go 0
- Culture
- November 8, 2016
There’s a growing narrative on college campuses that today’s students are oppressed and victims of insensitivity. Such a feeling seems to be particularly held by female students, who believe that their oppression is exacerbated by their gender. But according to scholar Christina Hoff Sommers, these young women need to get over their sensitivity and ditch
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The Last Hurrah of Old, White America?0
- Culture
- November 8, 2016
I’ve been told that once an approaching tsunami is sensed, many animals move inland to escape destruction. Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s not. What is true is that old, white America – the America that remembers apple pie and Jesus Christ – senses its impending, cultural doom. In this line of work, I have
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