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  • How John Dewey ‘Deadened the Souls’ of America’s Children

    How John Dewey ‘Deadened the Souls’ of America’s Children0

    The story of American public education begins with Horace Mann. It was Mann who popularized the idea that American schools should teach all students, be non-sectarian, and tax-supported. A little less than a half-century passed between Mann’s death and the advent of John Dewey. That half-century may well be the most dynamic period of American History.

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  • How Believing in Socialism Can Make You Miserable

    How Believing in Socialism Can Make You Miserable0

    On my (Brittany’s) college campus, the largest and most active club was the “Revolutionary Student Union,” also known as the school’s resident Marxists. Even then, I passionately disagreed with socialism. But one thing that struck me was how these students were not only wrong, but seemed deeply unhappy. They always walked into class scowling and

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  • Author: ‘Modern Civilization Is A Universal Conspiracy Against All Interior Life’

    Author: ‘Modern Civilization Is A Universal Conspiracy Against All Interior Life’2

    I came across a quote on Facebook the other day whose profundity struck me and several others. Here it is: “You understand absolutely nothing about modern civilization unless you first admit that it is a universal conspiracy against all interior life.” The quote comes from the French Catholic author Georges Bernanos (1888-1948). He is best known

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  • Does the Quest for Equality Degrade Women?

    Does the Quest for Equality Degrade Women?0

    For any number of years, schools, counselors, and politicians have been doing their best to get more girls into the fields of science, math, technology, and engineering (STEM). These fields have traditionally been dominated by men, and boosting the levels of women involved in STEM seems like a brilliant way to overcome sexism and promote

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  • Capitalism’s Biggest Enemies Are Capitalists

    Capitalism’s Biggest Enemies Are Capitalists0

    For most of human history, mankind’s standard of living remained perilously close to a bare subsistence level. Then, a few hundred years ago, capitalism brought with it the Industrial Revolution that has generated unprecedented economic progress. Capitalism is by far the most effective anti-poverty program in the world’s history. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, economic

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  • What Cathy Newman’s Interview with Jordan Peterson Really Tells Us

    What Cathy Newman’s Interview with Jordan Peterson Really Tells Us0

    A week ago Britain’s Channel 4, a public service, aired an interview with Canadian academic and free speech hero Jordan B. Peterson. The interview, coinciding with the release in the UK of his book, 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos (more about which in MercatorNet soon), has been viewed more than 3,460,000 times

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