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Custody and ConsumptionSometimes at family gatherings, I am mocked for the one time when, as a child, I was asked the question ‘What would you like to be when you…Mar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023
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Examinations and the fiction of Equal OpportunityExaminations provide a level playing field. That is why they exist. But if the game is flawed and the dice is biased, what good is the…Apr 5, 2022Apr 5, 2022