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  • Harvard Prof on the Frightening Consequence of Relativism

    Harvard Prof on the Frightening Consequence of Relativism0

    • September 26, 2016

    If there’s no such thing as objective truth, then learning is impossible. School becomes merely the place where one group’s ideology and opinions are planted into the minds of students. Education becomes indoctrination. Believe it or not, that’s how many schools and students today think about education, according to Harvey Mansfield, the William R. Kenan,

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  • The Reason America Fell in Love With Zombies Again

    The Reason America Fell in Love With Zombies Again0

    This March, another season of The Walking Dead will come to a close, much to the chagrin of its devoted fan base. The show’s success in particular, and the prevalence of zombie-themed shows in general, has led me and many others to ask: Why zombies? Why now? Surprisingly, the reasons for zombies’ popularity are not

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  • Should People Still Be Free to Argue That Homosexuality is ‘Wrong’?

    Should People Still Be Free to Argue That Homosexuality is ‘Wrong’?0

    Christianity is known for traditionally teaching that homosexuality is wrong and therefore a sin. This past weekend Richard Swinburne—a famous Christian philosopher—argued that homosexuality is wrong. He argued this in his keynote address he was invited to give at the Midwest Society of Christian Philosophers. Doesn’t seem all that controversial, right? However, Swinburne’s arguments triggered

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  • How Rome Described Their Barbarians

    How Rome Described Their Barbarians1

    The term “barbarian” gets thrown around a lot, including by our Intellectual Takeout authors in their blogs. In general, “barbarian” is the generic term used by Westerners for someone who do not conform to the dominant culture’s standards of civilization and, in some cases, seeks to actively undermine them. Many scholars have argued that we

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