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Socialism May Be Absurd, but It’s No Laughing Matter0
- Culture
- August 7, 2019
Socialism is no laughing matter, but it’s sometimes difficult to refrain from chuckling at the absurdities of its most devoted adherents. Several videos of a Democratic Socialists of America conference in Atlanta have been making the rounds on social media. In one video, posted on Twitter by Young Americans Against Socialism, an audience member identifying
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Trump Moves Forward on Apprenticeships – but More Needs to Be Done0
- Culture
- August 7, 2019
A quick scan of the news confirms that college students spend more on higher education than ever before, but they lack the necessary skills to succeed in the workplace. Apprenticeship programs could offer a promising college alternative, but establishing them can be difficult. That could change, however, as the Department of Labor (DOL) is making
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Mass Shootings Aren’t Growing More Common – and Evidence Contradicts Common Stereotypes About the Killers0
- Culture
- August 7, 2019
When 22 people were killed in El Paso, Texas, and nine more were killed in Dayton, Ohio, roughly 12 hours later, responses to the tragedy included many of the same myths and stereotypes Americans have grown used to hearing in the wake of a mass shooting. As part of my work as a psychology researcher,
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Why Only Villains Are Running for President0
- Culture
- August 7, 2019
Steven Pressfield has written best-selling historical fiction books such as Gates of Fire and Tides of War. He writes nonfiction as well; and in my development as a writer, few books have helped me more than Pressfield’s The War of Art. When Pressfield talks about writing, I listen. Recently he wrote a series of blog
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Going to the Chapel? Not Anymore.0
- Culture
- August 7, 2019
Wedding planning is consuming the minds of several of my friends. The dress. The caterer. The flowers. The location! When asked about this last essential, one friend gets big eyes, puts on a mysterious voice and says: “We’re doing something really novel. We’re getting married in… A CHURCH!” This response draws laughter, but it’s quite
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Breaking Old Habits: Millennials Make the Nun Run0
- Culture
- August 6, 2019
I was taken aback at the headlining article on ESPN this weekend. It wasn’t about kneeling football players. Instead, one might say it was about a kneeling basketball player: Shelly Pennefather. Pennefather, a former All-American player for Villanova, turned down a professional basketball career to join the cloistered convent of the Poor Clares. ESPN captured
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