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The examined life

Play it smart


By Joshua Glenn
December 25, 2005

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SOME CRITICS have suggested that the bright visions that once animated progressive politics may be dwindling because the imagination itself is now stunted during childhood-as kids' unstructured outdoor playtime is displaced not only by organized sports and activities but television, computers, and video games. (Full article: 273 words)

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