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14 Things Thanksgiving ISN'T That Make It the Best Holiday
#14. The greatness of Thanksgiving is that it doesn’t aspire to greatness, but only to the shared experiences that make living worth living for each one of us.
November 27, 2013
Teaching as Shouting (or Tough Love Gets the Best Results)
Studies show that students flourish best when under constantly under a moderate amount of stress.
September 29, 2013
Same-Sex Marriage, Federalism, and Judicial Restraint
Many conservatives are sympathetic to one argument against the Defense of Marriage Act: It's a violation of the principle of federalism.
March 24, 2013
Big Idea: We Can Measure Educational Value in Words
The great benefit of education, "the key to increasingly upward mobility," is expanding the vocabulary of students.
January 28, 2013
Peter Lawler
Peter Lawler is Dana Professor of Government and former chair of the department of Government and International Studies at Berry College. He serves as executive editor of the journal Perspectives on Political Science, and has been chair of the politics and literature section of the American Political Science Association. He also served on the editorial board of the new bilingual critical edition of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, and serves on the editorial boards of several journals. He has written or edited fifteen books and over 200 articles and chapters in a wide variety of venues. He was the 2007 winner of the Weaver Prize in Scholarly Letters.\r\n\r\nLawler served on President Bush's Council on Bioethics from 2004 – 09. His most recent book, Modern and American Dignity, is available from ISI Books.\r\n\r\nFollow him on Twitter @peteralawler.
