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June 14, 2016

The Building Blocks of Learning

The good news in education is that attention is finally turning to the psychic and emotional qualities that children bring to the classroom.
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Published on June 14, 2016 01:21

June 10, 2016

The Unity Illusion

You can’t be teammates with Donald Trump.
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Published on June 10, 2016 00:52

June 7, 2016

Let’s Have a Better Culture War

Instead of fighting endless losing battles over sexual identity, we need a new traditionalism, one fueled by love and contact with the transcendent.
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Published on June 07, 2016 01:21

June 3, 2016

Where America Is Working

We should build on our success and not, like the Trump campaign, wallow in despair of what we’ve lost.
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Published on June 03, 2016 01:21

May 31, 2016

In Defense of Big Love

Life is full of small attachments held close, but great loves too big to contain are not so common.
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Published on May 31, 2016 01:21

Big and Little Loves

Life is full of small attachments held close, but great loves too big to contain are not so common.
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Published on May 31, 2016 01:01

May 27, 2016

Inside Student Radicalism

A clash of experiences at Oberlin College demonstrates the difficulty of reconciling identity politics with a meritocracy.
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Published on May 27, 2016 01:21

May 24, 2016

Why Is Clinton Disliked?

She fails to bond with voters because she doesn’t show us the parts of her life where most of us feel most human.
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Published on May 24, 2016 01:01

May 20, 2016

The Fragmented Society

Yuval Levin offers a gripping diagnosis of changes in society in his new book.
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Published on May 20, 2016 00:58

May 17, 2016

One Neighborhood at a Time

Healing the social fabric is complex, but communities like Lost Hills, Calif., are beacons of hope.
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Published on May 17, 2016 01:21

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