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  • Is Islam Imperialist?

    Is Islam Imperialist?2

    English philosopher Antony Flew once commented that Islam was “best described in a Marxian way as the uniting and justifying ideology of Arab imperialism.” This is a rather provocative notion, but it’s not as implausible as it seems. Arab imperialism is a very real phenomenon. As James Sinkinson writes, “Arabs are the most successful colonizers

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  • Is Islam Actually a Christian Heresy?

    Is Islam Actually a Christian Heresy?1

    Is Islam actually a Christian heresy? Was it actually not a “new religion,” but rather, a perversion of orthodox Christian teaching?   1,400 years after Mohammed supposedly received his revelation from the archangel Gabriel, it’s difficult to determine. But nevertheless, it’s interesting to note that this charge has been made by some influential figures throughout history. For

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  • Is ISIS an ‘existential threat’?

    Is ISIS an ‘existential threat’?0

    What is the greatest existential threat to world security? The Islamic State? This month, yes. But back in July, the incoming chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff told a Congressional committee that it was Russia. “If you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the United States,

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  • Is Industry For or Against the Paris Climate Agreement?

    Is Industry For or Against the Paris Climate Agreement?0

    In his speech withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, Donald Trump cited an econometric study by National Economic Research Associates. The study, which is both credible and alarming, speculated that meeting the emissions targets could cost 2.7 million jobs, with manufacturing hit particularly hard. Overall growth would suffer. To be sure, professional economists today (in contrast

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  • Is Illegal Immigration Creating a New Slave Caste?

    Is Illegal Immigration Creating a New Slave Caste?3

    Belatedly, the southern border crisis is getting the attention it deserves. There’s wall-to-wall coverage in the legacy and conservative press, independent documentaries proliferating on the subject, a Tucker Carlson interview with Bret Weinstein attracting over 15 million views on X, and President Joe Biden blaming Trump for a failed bill that involved the border crisis.

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  • Is Hunting Moral? A Philosopher Unpacks the Question

    Is Hunting Moral? A Philosopher Unpacks the Question0

    Every year as daylight dwindles and trees go bare, debates arise over the morality of hunting. Hunters see the act of stalking and killing deer, ducks, moose and other quarry as humane, necessary and natural, and thus as ethical. Critics respond that hunting is a cruel and useless act that one should be ashamed to

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