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Thanksgiving Then & Now

Although the exact date is in dispute, it is generally assumed that in the Fall of 1621 in the vicinity of Plymouth Plantation, a group of very grateful colonists set down to a bountiful feast.

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Winning the Education Lottery

In New York, a public school system that once was the envy of the world has become an international laughingstock. The laugh track is not likely to die out anytime soon.

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Kinsey Confidential

Although primary source information on legendary sex researcher Alfred C. Kinsey has been out for more than a decade, it does not stop academics from heaping admiration upon his legacy that borders on veneration.

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Ballad Of Bernardine

Northwestern University Professor and veteran 60s protestor Bernadine Dohrn supported Obama’s presidency, however, her vocal support may not be something that he wants right now especially after last Tuesday’s “shellacking.”

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Teaching Jihad

Primary sources, such as statements by al Qaeda leaders, are useful in teaching students the discourse by jihadists and the arguments they use, a Haverford College scholar says.

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UN’s Kinsey Report

Parents who wonder how much more aggressive sex education can get should be concerned about guidelines which the United Nations is concocting, inspired by Alfred Kinsey.

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New Deal Unmasked

Drawing striking similarities between the current financial situation and that of the 1930s, Amity Shlaes gave a lecture at Hillsdale College in February 2010 detailing forgotten yet important lessons to be learned from the Great Depression.

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