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Affirmative Consent Laws: ‘State-Mandated Dirty Talk’?0
- Culture
- October 6, 2016
Writing in the California Law Review, Harvard Law School professors Jeannie Suk and Jacob Gersen note that “Today we have an elaborate and growing federal bureaucratic structure that in effect regulates sex.” This is largely the result of pressure from the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, where I used to work. OCR also has
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Is it Time We Got Serious about Teaching Logic?0
- Culture
- October 6, 2016
After the first presidential debate of 2016, CNN decided to see what the kids thought of the spectacle. The answer? Not much: “‘I would say it’s a circus,’ said seventh-grader Matthew Wei, who would vote for Trump if he weren’t #tooyoungtovote. ‘This is one of the most bizarre campaigns ever. It’s all about Hillary Clinton
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The Reason College Students Are Using Coloring Books 1
- Culture
- October 6, 2016
The recent antics at the nation’s universities have led people to expect almost anything from academia. There are safe spaces that resemble adult playpens where students can shield themselves from “microaggressions.” There are trigger warnings to help students protect their politically-correct sensitivities from free speech. And now… there are college student coloring books. That’s right.
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Psychologist: Stop Catering to Kids’ Emotional Whims 1
- Culture
- October 6, 2016
I recently observed how modern society has become fixated on emotions. This is evident in the demand for safe spaces on college campuses and riots erupting over police violence before facts have even been established. As I went on to note, the fact that emotional outbreaks are viewed as a good thing is a
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How a ‘Handsome’ Ivy League Grad Was Nabbed by Gender Misconduct Cops 0
- Culture
- October 6, 2016
How does it feel to receive a gender misconduct violation? Not good. That’s the impression one gets after reading Benjamin Sweetwood’s recent public confession. Sweetwood, writing at The Tab, shared a traumatic experience: While an undergraduate at Columbia University, he was accused of gender misconduct. Here is his story: I was in Chinese class in
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Why Freedom Without Virtue is a Dangerous Thing 0
- Culture
- October 6, 2016
At the heart of all politics is the conflict or at least the tension between individual liberty and the common good. This conflict or tension gives rise to an array of paradoxical questions. To what extent, for instance, does my taking of liberties for myself lead to the taking of liberty from others? Do my
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