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  • The Youth Mental Health Crisis: What Does It All Mean?

    The Youth Mental Health Crisis: What Does It All Mean?0

    New data on the mental health of American college students shows a somber trend. Rates of depression, anxiety, low flourishing, suicidal thinking, and suicidal attempts have all worsened over the years 2007 to 2018, according to research by Jean Twenge and colleagues, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. And it’s not all down to more reporting.

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  • What Is a Washingtonian Foreign Policy?

    What Is a Washingtonian Foreign Policy?0

    Wars and rumors of wars abound. Some want us to see Russia as our perpetual enemy. China, realistically, can be counted as a threat. But to what end? Then there is the desire for a permanent alliance with Israel. Others talk of a U.S. military incursion into Venezuela or Iran. And, of course, there was

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  • Grade Acceleration Benefits Learners and Schools. Why Is It so Rare?

    Grade Acceleration Benefits Learners and Schools. Why Is It so Rare?0

    New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio is making headlines suited for satire. A commission he assembled recently released a report recommending the elimination of gifted programs in order to reduce inequality – a remedy of Harrison Burgeron proportions. Unfortunately, as a general nationwide trend, public schools have already neglected the top students in favor of an

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  • America Is a ‘Bananas’ Republic

    America Is a ‘Bananas’ Republic0

    Every morning, I visit four or five of my favorite news sites to see whether Venusians have invaded planet earth, the vampires are under control, Trump Derangement Syndrome is alive and well, and the sun is still shining. This morning there was no mention of Venusians or vampires, the derangement rages on, and the sun

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  • The Myth of Earth’s Overpopulation Crisis

    The Myth of Earth’s Overpopulation Crisis0

    Shortly after my wife graduated from college, she joined Zero Population Growth. Looking back, she tells me it was an emotional reaction fueled by reading Paul Ehrlich’s apocalyptic claims. In his book, The Population Bomb, Ehrlich wrote: “The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s hundreds of millions of people will

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  • Love to Read? Time to Hire a Book Curator.

    Love to Read? Time to Hire a Book Curator.0

    “A home without books is a body without soul.” This Pinterest-ready quote is attributed – somewhat dubiously – to ancient Roman statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero. Today, some celebrities are taking it to heart. The rich and famous are lining up to engage the services of Thatcher Wine (yes, that’s really his name). He’s a “book

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