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  • Why is It Increasingly Difficult to Make Friends?

    Why is It Increasingly Difficult to Make Friends?0

    • September 8, 2015

    I recently wrote about the decline of community and the losses which ensue from such a state. In response, one of our readers commented, “Best article of the day….I’m 56, single, can count my closest acquaintances and girlfriend on 1 hand.” Judging from a recent New York Post article, our commenter is not alone in

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  • Why is it always Canada?

    Why is it always Canada?0

    After Trump’s most recent victories in Michigan, Mississippi, and Hawaii, taking three out of the four available states, there are renewed pledges to “never vote for trump” and then, if that fails, “to move to Canada” if he wins. Why is it always Canada? The thought came to me unoriginally after seeing the following image

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  • Why is Humility Important?

    Why is Humility Important?0

    An awful lot of people in this world are really puffed up about themselves. One of the character traits I wish were much more widely practiced these days is good old-fashioned humility. T. S. Eliot said, “Humility is the most difficult of all virtues to achieve; nothing dies harder than the desire to think well

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  • Why Is Higher Ed So Expensive?

    Why Is Higher Ed So Expensive?2

    Two things seem like they should go without saying: People use their own money more efficiently than they use someone else’s, and the more you subsidize a thing the more of it you tend to get. Both profoundly apply to American higher education, a teetering tower of ivory made simultaneously skyscraping and bloated by federal

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  • Why Is Everyone’s Stomach Hurting?

    Why Is Everyone’s Stomach Hurting?1

    • September 2, 2015

    Food sensitivities abound, the colonoscopy business is thriving, and your buddy just gave up beer because it gives him abdominal pain. Seriously, what’s going on?!? The increased incidence of allergies and food sensitivities is mainly confined to industrialized countries. According to the CDC, “food allergies are a growing food safety and public health concern that

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  • Why is Europe Subsidizing Jihadists?

    Why is Europe Subsidizing Jihadists?0

    Does the European welfare system promote hate by allowing people to avoid learning the lessons of mutual dependence and cooperation that the workplace teaches? Consider for a moment how little we can do for ourselves. The food we eat, the clothes we wear, the fuel we burn are mostly obtained through the efforts of others.

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