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Fighting women’s leftward political march
Joanna Gray writes for the Daily Sceptic about challenging a current political trend among women. What have Little Red Riding Hood, Jane Austen’s Emma and prison reformer Elizabeth Fry got…
Jane Austen
English novelist (1775–1817)
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Phones Hurt Kids’ Ability to Read Books
Jeremy Adams writes for the Federalist about one downside of smartphones. It turns out that even “elite college students” can’t muster the cerebral capacity and mental acuity to read books.…
Education
Martin Center column highlights good free online courses
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center devotes a column to top-notch free online college courses. Fortunately, neither the barriers of time nor money have to inhibit continuing one’s education. There…
Law & Public Safety
Who Reads the Fine Print?
The answer, of course, is “nobody.” In a recent opinion piece in the New York Times, Kevin Litman-Navarro explains why. Here’s a chart that summarizes the results of his analysis of…
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One-third will never wed
It seems technology not only made out-of-wedlock births normal, it has made marriage less normal, according to Mark Regnerus, a sociology professor at the University of Texas at Austin: As…
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Proposing a 118th government program to help renewable energy in North Carolina
View in your browser. "You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves." "You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your…
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Too much technological progress for our own good?
Joy Pullman devotes an essay for the Federalist website to the issue of our ability to handle all of the benefits technology has conferred upon society. The point is that…
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‘A little bit of alcohol and a whole big dose of irreverence’
Friends, I submit to you that that’s the kind of quotation you wish to have attributed to you after pulling a big, fun, harmless prank. On the Pentagon. Read the…
Elections & Public Integrity
Carney examines Romney’s relationship with the GOP
John Hood has explained why he believes former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will win the Republican presidential nomination. Now upcoming John Locke Foundation Headliner Timothy P. Carney offers his thoughts…
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Summer Reading’s Glorious Past
Last week, I wrote an article entitled “The Sad History of Freshman Reading,” which detailed recent summer readings at NC schools. It turns out that summer reading hasn’t always had…
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Laughing at Obama is good for the country
My latest Townhall column makes the case for clowning even the messiah: According to the New York Times, which rumor has it is a newspaper of some repute in New…
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Re: A tale of two Woodhouses
Jon, To extend the literary allusions, I wonder which of the Woodhouse brothers is more likely to say: “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I…