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Northern States Supported the Right to Defend Yourself 0
- October 2, 2015
Evil things happen. Bad men want to do bad things to innocent people. Is that not why we have a military to protect us from hostile foreign states and peoples? The tradition in America has been that the individual also has the natural right to defend himself against other individuals and even a hostile domestic
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Should We Be Teaching Philosophy in High School?0
- October 2, 2015
In the U.S., it’s commonly believed that philosophy is too complex for high school students. But in the history of the West, that’s actually a fairly recent notion, and not one universally held. In ancient Greece, the specialized study of philosophy at a school like the famed Platonic Academy would not begin until about
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America’s Coming Demographic Storm 0
- October 2, 2015
A storm’s coming. A demographic storm. Today news outlets are reporting that a record 94,610,000 Americans are not in the labor force. According to the AP, “The proportion of adults either with a job or looking for one is at a 38-year low,” and “employers cut back sharply on hiring in September and added fewer
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Kissing the American Dream Goodbye 0
- October 2, 2015
According to The Atlantic, the American dream has been downsized. In fact, the American dream is no longer the simple wish of “home, job, and family.” Instead, many Americans simply dream about getting out of debt. “[W]hen a survey asked people which things were the most important to their personal American dream, only 26 percent
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Aaaand Another Study Says Preschool Hurts, Not Helps 0
- October 1, 2015
All of the good arguments for Pre-K education seem to be dropping like flies. One of principal arguments of Pre-K advocates is that it will ensure future academic success for students. But a recent study from the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt University shows that any benefits of Pre-K soon disappear. Peabody studied Tennessee’s state-funded
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Have You Seen the “Bone Church”?0
- October 1, 2015
When I arrived in Rome for my study abroad program in 2000, one of my first visits was to the famous “Bone Church.” Marquis de Sade said of it, “I have never seen anything more striking.” Mark Twain called it “a spectacle for sensitive nerves.” The “Bone Church” is actually the crypt of the church
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