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    • Why Teens Rarely Babysit Anymore

      Why Teens Rarely Babysit Anymore0

      I was out for a walk a while back when I stopped to chat with a neighbor. Neither of us knew each other very well, having only had a few conversations on subjects such as the weather, the overbearing city council, and her cute, grade-school-age twin boys. It was likely because of this slight acquaintance

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    • Socialists and Capitalists Alike See No Need to Protect the Traditional Family, Chesterton Argued

      Socialists and Capitalists Alike See No Need to Protect the Traditional Family, Chesterton Argued0

      As we search for common ground in our increasingly divided country, we might be well advised to turn to G. K. Chesterton.  The common ground for Chesterton’s treasured common man was property.  For Chesterton, a good society was one in which property was widely distributed.  Achieving that always elusive goal was the reason that Chesterton

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    • I Was a Student of Stephen Hawking’s – Here’s What He Taught Me

      I Was a Student of Stephen Hawking’s – Here’s What He Taught Me0

      Like many students of my generation, Stephen Hawking had already had enormous influence on me long before we ever met. When I was hesitating about my A-level choices, it was his book A Brief History of Time that convinced me to continue with physical sciences. In 1994, Hawking and mathematical physicist Roger Penrose gave a

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    • The 2nd Amendment Empowers Women More than Lapel Pins

      The 2nd Amendment Empowers Women More than Lapel Pins0

      The 90th annual Oscars were held last week, and as usual, the ceremony served as the perfect opportunity for Hollywood’s most elite to get together and stroke fragile egos. Given the recent explosion of sexual assault allegations as a result of the #MeToo movement, it was no surprise that much of this year’s Oscars virtue

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    • Removing Analogies From the SAT Was a Bad Idea

      Removing Analogies From the SAT Was a Bad Idea1

      When I was preparing for the SAT test in 1996, I had to test myself with several examples of analogies, such as the following question: Bandage: Blood :: a) Cable: Bridge   b) Cast: Injury   c) Fort: Army   d) Dam: River But such preparation is no longer needed for today’s students; the analogies

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    • Was Stephen Hawking Really Just a Computer?

      Was Stephen Hawking Really Just a Computer?1

      Stephen Hawking once pronounced that he thought he was little more than a computer and that, because of this, he was unafraid to die. “I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for

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