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  • Demolishing the Pillars of Prosperity in the Name of Art

    Demolishing the Pillars of Prosperity in the Name of Art0

    Imagine you own a modest house in the countryside. You go there with your family on the weekends, fleeing the noisy and congested atmosphere of the city. Your husband and you are still paying back the mortgage you took a few years ago to purchase the house, working hard to make ends meet. Now imagine

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  • Why Arts-Focused Field Trips Make Students Smarter

    Why Arts-Focused Field Trips Make Students Smarter0

    We live in a time in which education statistics are a bit bleak. According to the Nation’s Report Card, only 40 percent of 4th grade students are proficient in math, while even fewer are proficient in reading. Given those numbers, it’s not surprising that so much attention is devoted toward ideas to turn these scores

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  • How Shirley Temple Responded to Sexual Harassment

    How Shirley Temple Responded to Sexual Harassment0

    Shirley Temple was probably the greatest child star, not only of her generation, but of any generation. She was not just popular, she was phenomenally, outrageously popular. No one hadn’t heard of her. Of course, her popularity was at its height in the 1930s. But even for someone growing up in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, she

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  • Why Security Measures Won’t Stop School Shootings

    Why Security Measures Won’t Stop School Shootings0

    When deadly school shootings like the one that took place on Valentine’s Day in Broward County, Florida occur, often they are followed by calls for more stringent security measures. For instance, after the Jan. 23 case in which a 15-year-old student allegedly shot and killed two students and wounded 16 others at a small-town high

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  • Keynes and the Myth of Permanent Deficit Spending

    Keynes and the Myth of Permanent Deficit Spending0

    The issue of ongoing and growing governmental deficits has arisen once again, as it does from time to time in U.S politics, but those who are raising the issue most critically now are liberal Democrats, many of whom have spent most of their time until this moment advocating programs and public spending which made federal

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  • 10 Things Schools, Parents and Communities Can Do Now to Prevent School Shootings

    10 Things Schools, Parents and Communities Can Do Now to Prevent School Shootings0

    After a shooter killed 17 people at a Florida high school, many have expressed frustration at the political hand-wringing over gun control and calls for prayer. As a parent, I understand the desire for practical responses to school shootings. I also absolutely believe the government should do more to prevent such incidents. But the gun

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