Ben Sasse

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"disrespectful Socrates was executed for [challenging] people’s most deeply held beliefs." Today's campus shld be with him, not his accusers — PolitiTweet.org

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Campus should "combine Socratic ideal of the examined life with a marketplace of ideas. A boot camp, not a hotel." https://t.co/yrTZCV0bf5 — PolitiTweet.org

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@firefighter89 @NEStateFair Was there this weekend. Great times... — PolitiTweet.org

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Although trigger warnings&safe spaces aim for tolerance, actual effect is to "stifle dialogue about controv topics" https://t.co/yrTZCV0bf5 — PolitiTweet.org

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@Profepps @AtticusGF wow...Academically Adrift is "highly ideological"/political posturing? https://t.co/sNeXuImmXA — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NobAkimoto: @BenSasse (Can see how this might make grad school even more "remedial college ed" for the first year or two, too.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Agreed, no simple POLICY fix. But CULTURALLY, big crisis is: Loss of work experience/ethic before extended "grade13" https://t.co/InaUYXU13h — PolitiTweet.org

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@RJAlvarez @AtticusGF nah. In finance&accting classes, y'all are doing much better than the average — PolitiTweet.org

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Exactly No good arguments (in total social $ or kids' time) for 4yr degrees now taking 6yrs https://t.co/y6qh7PHxES https://t.co/nELK03Bq09 — PolitiTweet.org

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@Profepps @AtticusGF cite in previous tweet. (broader data in Academically Adrift) — PolitiTweet.org

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To reframe the problem: "full-time" students admit to spending more time daily on "grooming+shopping" than "class." https://t.co/qplZmRZeDh — PolitiTweet.org

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Hear ya. But at the most vigorous phase of life, we're (accidentally) teaching that perpetual adolescence is healthy https://t.co/VBkMlfhrOI — PolitiTweet.org

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2of2 Actually, instead of 48-60hours of study/week, our "full-time" college students work on average, <15hrs. System needs massive overhaul — PolitiTweet.org

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1of2 Old carnegie rule assumed 3hrs outside class for every in-class hour. Therefore: 12 semester hours =48 15 sem hrs =60 In reality... — PolitiTweet.org

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Stunning... Average "full-time" college student: *in-class 1.2hrs/day *studies outside class:1.6 hrs/day That's all https://t.co/qplZmRZeDh — PolitiTweet.org

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@McAiredale They regenerate, no? — PolitiTweet.org

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I think there's a "Some people say...." kinda answer somewhere here, but I think prudence says i steer clear... https://t.co/38HaqRHKzk — PolitiTweet.org

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@rdpaolinelli I have no idea what those words mean, but he's probably guilty nonetheless... — PolitiTweet.org

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(again, totally unfair to Tom Brady... Quit it.) https://t.co/NQZr43v9Yr — PolitiTweet.org

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This is totally unfair to Tom Brady... Stop the hate. https://t.co/hKdrSt6EBZ — PolitiTweet.org

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some people say Cobra...but I'm not completely convinced. https://t.co/m6EWD8zmhi — PolitiTweet.org

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Dang straight. We heard that good parenting is 47.8% about kids' daily engagement with wildlife... Is that wrong? https://t.co/fdrcgq5DmR — PolitiTweet.org

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Okay, he was right. Breck 1, Snake 0. Dodge County can sleep peacefully again. The long regional nightmare is over. https://t.co/PpogO3qJPI — PolitiTweet.org

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"Hiss, HISSS!" 5y-old interrupting this conf call Translation: He found a snake by the dumpster someone put in our driveway. Off to hunt... — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @government_list: On Hillary Clinton's Emails & the Public Trust. Senator Ben Sasse destroys Hillarys many outright lies. #tcot #ctot ht… — PolitiTweet.org

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strangely, these robo-tweets are not becoming more persuasive to me over time... https://t.co/UlfPEuMCLn — PolitiTweet.org

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There is no isolationist answer to a death cult that seeks to spread and expand... https://t.co/bz2zP0N5C4 — PolitiTweet.org

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ISIS buried thousands in 72 mass graves. https://t.co/bz2zP0N5C4 — PolitiTweet.org

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"Another message...is that European governments lack the competence to deal with the crises they face, particularly immigration& terrorism." — PolitiTweet.org

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"The weaponization of information is not some project devised by a Kremlin policy expert but an integral part of Russian military doctrine." — PolitiTweet.org