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The vital role of shame in society
feature Liberals are horrified by a new New York City ad campaign to discourage teen pregnancy.
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Viewpoint: Thomas Sowell
feature From NationalReview.com: “The purpose of American immigration laws and policies is not to be either humane or inhumane to illegal immigrants....
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Infidelity tells us little about leaders
feature Many of history’s greatest leaders cheated on their wives: Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, and Martin Luther King Jr., to name just three, said Victor Davis Hanson at NationalReview.com.
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Stop coddling underworked professors
feature Most college professors are underworked and overpaid.
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The myth of small-town superiority
feature The only snobbery Americans will tolerate is reverse snobbery, said Steve Chapman in Chicago Tribune, which is why Sarah Palin is getting away with trumpeting rural America over urban America.
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How morality became obsolete
feature “I guess what makes something right is how I feel about it,” is a typical refrain, said David Brooks at The New York Times.
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The slippery slope of cohabitation
feature Most young couples now live together as a safe first step before marriage.
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Viewpoint: Michael S. Teitelbaum and Jay M. Winter
feature From The New York Times: “Nearly half of all people now live in countries where women, on average, give birth to fewer than 2.1 babies...
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Not everyone belongs in college
feature For years, our nation’s colleges have been churning out vastly more graduates than there are jobs requiring degrees, said Richard Vedder and Andrew Gillen at NationalReview.com.
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The end of the Christian Right?
feature The Christian Right may still play a role in a handful of states, but the sun is setting on its national influence, said Michael Kazin at The New Republic.
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Quote of the week: Former Vice President Dick Cheney
feature From a speech at the National Press Club: "“As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay and it is something we have lived with for a long time in our family. I think people ought to be free to ...
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Viewpoint: Peter Maass and Megha Rajagopalan
feature From The New York Times: “The device in your purse or jeans that you think is a cellphone—guess again....
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The joys of living alone
feature It may not be for everyone, but going solo has clearly become a viable option, said Eric Klinenberg at The New York Times.
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Viewpoint: Juliette Kayyem
feature From The Boston Globe: “It is now clear that the Tsarnaev brothers had no strategic plan but to kill in a very public fashion....
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