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  • Young Americans Suffer From the Burden of Low Moral Expectations

    Young Americans Suffer From the Burden of Low Moral Expectations0

    In 2001, President George W. Bush gave a speech to the NAACP in which, among other items, he decried the “soft bigotry of low expectations.” While he was speaking of how minority students are treated and viewed in the classroom, such sentiments are now true of American society as a whole, especially for young people.

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  • Why Progressivism Wins

    Why Progressivism Wins1

    Suppose you wanted to design a political ideology to maximize power. What would that ideology look like? First, and most importantly, it would need to be attractive enough for people to believe it and support it. Especially in a democracy, there is strength in numbers. The ideology should provide a mix of moral and material

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  • The Problem With the Push for More College Degrees

    The Problem With the Push for More College Degrees0

    In a 2009 speech, President Barack Obama proclaimed that by 2020, the United States will “once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.” As we near 2020, it is worth asking how close are we to reaching that lofty goal and what have been the results of focusing so intently on

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  • Community: The Missing Element in Modern Schools?

    Community: The Missing Element in Modern Schools?0

    I’ll admit it. I’ve always had a secret fondness for stories about one-room schools. Why? Perhaps it’s the simpler time. Perhaps it’s the fact that they seemed to value good education and hard work. Perhaps it’s the family-like structure and community they fostered. That last element is especially missing from today’s schools, which ship busloads

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  • Fake Meat Is Just Part of the Movement Toward Artificial Everything

    Fake Meat Is Just Part of the Movement Toward Artificial Everything0

    The next time you go to the restaurant and order a steak, don’t be surprised if the waiter who serves it is wearing a laboratory smock and a medical mask – and lecturing you about your environmental responsibilities. When I first heard about the development of artificial meat, I knew there was something sinister about

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  • Did California Just Kill the Gig Economy?

    Did California Just Kill the Gig Economy?0

    California may have just passed a death sentence on the gig economy. Late Tuesday night, as many California residents slept in their beds, the state legislature passed a bill that is expected to impact hundreds of thousands of independent contractors across the state. For months now, the state assembly has been debating controversial legislation seeking

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