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We the People Don’t Need a President’s Plan 0
- History
- October 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton has a “plan.” I live in a “battleground state” so Clinton shared her plan with me in commercials, over and over and over again, through Saturday afternoon college football. Clinton’s plan is to spend more taxpayer money. Her spending initiatives include free college tuition for students in families making under $125,000 a year,
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Maybe Liberals Are Just Better Utilitarians 0
- Philosophy
- October 20, 2016
We keep hearing that conservatism in America is in crisis, that its messages don’t resonate, that it continues to lose political ground. These woes are typically ascribed the conservative movement’s lack of a dominant narrative. But I actually think conservatism does have a dominant narrative. In fact, it’s the same dominant narrative of liberalism. The
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What’s Wrong with Civics Education Today (When It Actually Happens)0
- Culture
- October 20, 2016
With Civics 101 unfolding before our eyes with the election, Education Secretary John King hit the campaign trail to advocate for more civics education in schools. His idea is a good one, particularly since only 1 in 4 high school seniors are proficient in that area. But according to King, teachers should do more than
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Why Young Adults Can’t Get Off ADHD Drugs 2
- Culture
- October 19, 2016
“Millennials are so hard to work with.” That statement was recently made by an older relative of mine, and while I myself can be classified as a millennial, I have to admit that such a characterization is probably all too true of my generation. But as a recent article from Quartz explains, the millennial generation
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Should I Grade-skip My Gifted Child?0
- Education
- October 19, 2016
The American school system puts students in grades based on age. However, for a large number of students, being with same-age peers in the classroom does not work. A recent report from Johns Hopkins University shows that about two out of every seven children are ready for a higher-grade curriculum. These children are not learning
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Americans are Embracing Bad Government Because They Don’t Know History 0
- Culture
- October 19, 2016
Recent news has proudly informed us that U.S. graduation rates are rising. Unfortunately, rising grad rates don’t tell the whole story. If one truly wants to know how American students are doing in school, a look at the Nation’s Report Card might offer a better picture. Those numbers tell us that not even half of
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