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Social Security Has Not Been “Looted”0
- Economics
- June 20, 2018
The newly released Social Security Trustees Report describes serious fiscal issues with the program and stresses that it should be reformed soon, or the situation will become much worse. However, public support for reform is impeded by a common fiction that inflames debate and distracts from the roots of the problem. What the Report Says
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Are Elite Charter Schools Excluding Minorities?0
- Economics
- June 20, 2018
Earlier this week, NBC News ran an article entitled “It’s like a black and white thing: How some elite charter schools exclude minorities.” The article focuses on Lake Oconee Academy (LOA), a charter school in Greensboro, Georgia. It makes the case that the school has intentionally excluded minority students while favoring wealthy, white families. The nation’s first charter
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How Did America Become a Nation of Slobs?8
- Culture
- June 20, 2018
One evening in early April I was waiting for my ten-year-old twin granddaughters to finish their indoor soccer practice when a girl their age approached me and said, “Your coat looks really nice.” It was a wet, chilly evening, and I was wearing a London Fog given me thirty years ago by an elderly
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Why the 5 Major World Religions All Reject Suicide0
- Culture
- June 20, 2018
The recent suicides of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef and writer Anthony Bourdain have reminded all of us that, even for the wealthy, life can become too painful to bear. The sad truth is that suicide rates have been increasing in the United States. In the last decade, the suicide rate increased by
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Why are Catholic Bishops Defending Illegal Immigration? They’re Bought?0
- Culture
- June 20, 2018
With the increasing decline of regular church attendees comes the decline of tithing. As many church leaders confront an already tightening waistline and the prospects of an even more dramatic decline in attendance and tithing as the Baby Boomers pass on to their rewards, it seems that some of them have turned to government largesse
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Why Campus Protests Should Stop at the Door of the Classroom0
- Culture
- June 20, 2018
Protests are a time-honoured tradition on college campuses – memorably exemplified by the protests of 1968 by the grandparents of the current generation of students. They reflect the passionate energies of students discovering their own priorities and commitments, and finding their voice in national conversations. Protests spring from the stimulating intellectual environment and vigorous debate
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