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Spanking is the Wrong Way for Parents to Discipline Children

Spanking is the Wrong Way for Parents to Discipline Children

Parents that I have interviewed in the course of 15 years as a child therapist believe rightfully that spanking is not an effective way to discipline children.

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Carnival Triumph: Stranded Cruise the Epitome Of #FirstWorldProblems

Carnival Triumph: Stranded Cruise the Epitome Of #FirstWorldProblems

The deplorable conditions experienced by passengers of the Triumph highlight the huge disconnect between the problems of “first world” and the “third world.”

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[DEBATE] Are Millennials Lazier Than Our Parents?

[DEBATE] Are Millennials Lazier Than Our Parents?

A new poll finds that most people believe that young people are not hard workers. Do millennials hold a different attitude towards work than older generations?

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Libertarian Writer Charles Murray Develops Quiz to Determine if You Live in a Bubble

Libertarian Writer Charles Murray Develops Quiz to Determine if You Live in a Bubble

Let's discuss something besides dirty books, athletes, guns, superheroes or celebrities; something that might actually matter. Did you grow up in a bubble?

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Adam Lanza: His Motives May Never Be Known

Adam Lanza: His Motives May Never Be Known

Sometimes the most heartbreaking crimes are not the ones that we have answers to, but the ones for which there is no explanation.

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9/11 Anniversary 2012: An Open Letter to All Americans

9/11 Anniversary 2012: An Open Letter to All Americans

We as Americans are in danger of forgetting the lessons we learned on September 11th, 2001. We must make sure that never happens if we are to survive as a nation.

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In Defense Of the Hook-Up Culture

In Defense Of the Hook-Up Culture

"The End Of Sex," a new book on the problems of the hook-up culture, argues hooking up can be seriously detrimental to young people. Here's why that's an exaggeration and why we'll be all right.

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Should Women Take Their Husbands’ Last Names in 2013?

Should Women Take Their Husbands’ Last Names in 2013?

It’s about time we choose our own damn last names.

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