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The Duchess of Cambridge on the Benefits of a Childhood Lived Outdoors 0
- Culture
- May 20, 2019
Over the weekend, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, debuted her garden design for the Chelsea Flower Show. The whole family came along making for some adorable photos including the following: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kensington
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California Makes Housing Scarcer 0
- Culture
- May 20, 2019
Housing in California will become even more scarce. California’s legislature has shelved a bill that would result in more housing construction, while moving forward on other legislation that would reduce the supply of housing. The State Senate just blocked a bill that would have allowed denser development near transit stops, increasing the number of housing
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How One Contrarian ‘Broke’ Jeopardy! and Won $1.7 Million 0
- Culture
- May 17, 2019
For all practical purposes, the way Jeopardy! is played hasn’t changed much since Art Fleming provided the game show’s first “answer” 55 years ago. At least, that was the case until James Holzhauer took his place behind the podium earlier this year. After winning 22 consecutive games (and still winning) by an astounding average margin of $64,913,
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The Good Christian Men Will Be out There… Eventually 0
- Culture
- May 17, 2019
“Where are the good Christian men?” Christian journalist Rod Dreher posed that question in an article for The American Conservative, which was republished by Intellectual Takeout this week. Dreher had just met Anna Hitchings, a 32-year old Catholic journalist in Australia, who is despairing of ever finding a decent man to marry. She published an
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What’s Behind the Belief in a Soulmate?1
- Culture
- May 17, 2019
The United States appears to be in a romantic slump. Marriage rates have plummeted over the last decade. And compared to previous generations, young single people today are perhaps spending more time on social media than actual dating. They are also having less sex. Despite these trends, a yearning for a soulmate remains a common
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The New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham 0
- Education
- May 17, 2019
It would be nice to think that high school students can get into a good university based on their abilities or talents, but a proposed change to the SAT shows how the concept of meritocracy has been turned into a sham. The College Board, according to The Wall Street Journal, will now assign an “adversity
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