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Were Americans Really Better off During the Great Depression?1
- Economics, History
- August 30, 2023
In the ever-evolving world of social media trends, TikTok has seen its fair share of fascinating and sometimes perplexing content. Lately, a concerning trend has emerged where some TikTokers are romanticizing and downplaying the Great Depression, a pivotal period of economic struggle in American history. Influencers on the platform are making bold claims about the
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The Trivium: The Foundation of Language Arts 6
- Education
- August 29, 2023
There’s a great deal of debate about what constitutes a good education. Our current education system seems to operate on the belief that how children are educated needs near constant tinkering and updating. Meanwhile, the number of individuals choosing education as a profession is on a steady decline, with a 19 percent drop in the
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Compulsory Schooling Laws Have Got To Go 0
- Education
- August 29, 2023
When Massachusetts passed the nation’s first compulsory school attendance law in 1852, parents were mandated to send their children to school under a legal threat of force. Today, that threat remains stronger than ever. Prior to that law, and those that followed in all other US states over the subsequent decades, cities and towns were
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The Border Crisis You Don’t Hear About 2
- International, Politics
- August 28, 2023
“No one knows who they are, where they’re from, or where they’re going. But there are millions of them in the United States.” So begins Charlotte Cuthbertson’s “The Gotaways: The Hidden Crisis at the Border.” By now, most Americans are surely aware that, on day one of his presidency, Joe Biden and his administration opened
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Choosing Excellence Over Equitable Mediocrity 2
- Education
- August 28, 2023
If you, like me, were a student who strove to get work in on time and took advantage of extra credit or other academic perks when offered, then you can be glad you’re past school age—especially if you live in Portland, Ore. That’s because schools in that district are beginning to implement “equitable grading practices.” Just
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The Meaning of the Cross Over Hungary’s Parliament 5
- Western Civilization, International, Politics, Religion
- August 25, 2023
A 3-meter-wide Communist red star once illuminated the sky over the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest. After the Iron Curtain fell, the Hungarians removed it, and it now sits as an exhibit in the basement of the building. This year, on the Feast of St. Stephen—a celebration held every August 20 in memory of Hungary’s first
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