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March 29, 2012

Education vs. Training at Community Colleges

Jason Fertig

Jeff Anderson, dean of humanities, fine arts, and social sciences at Illinois Valley Community College, argues for the many benefits of great books courses, even for community college students.

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March 29, 2012

Capitalism and Western Civilization: Independence

William H. Young

William Young examines the idea of the independent economic individual and his return to the workplace.

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March 28, 2012

Not Hungry

Ashley Thorne

The bestselling pulp fiction book The Hunger Games fails to give Ashley Thorne an appetite for more.

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March 28, 2012

Lumina: U.S. Needs More College Grads

Joanne Jacobs

Joanne Jacobs contrasts the Lumina Foundation's call for 23 million more college-educated workers to Peter Wood's arguments that more higher education does not directly correlate with a nati......

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