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  • Is Propaganda Necessary in the Modern World?

    Is Propaganda Necessary in the Modern World?0

    Edward Bernays is often referred to as the “father of public relations” and was one of the great proponents of propaganda in the 20th century. According to his biography, “During World War I, he was an integral part – along with Walter Lippmann – of the U.S. Committee on Public Information (CPI), a powerful propaganda machine

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  • Is Political Correctness Killing Entertainment?

    Is Political Correctness Killing Entertainment?0

    On August 3rd, 1966, stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce was found dead in his bathroom, seemingly of a drug overdose. Only 40 years old at the time, Bruce’s untimely death followed a string of run-ins with the law, and a four-month period in a New York workhouse. The crime that landed Bruce in hot-water towards the

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  • Is Playing Powerball More Rational than Voting for President?

    Is Playing Powerball More Rational than Voting for President?0

    Those who agree have scoffed at the hullabaloo over the Powerball of February this year, with its $1.6 billion jackpot and 1 in 292 million odds. After the drawing, such skeptics smirked at amusing news stories about lottery losers doubling down on their innumerate antics. There was Cinnamon Nicole, a Tennessee woman who had spent

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  • Is Pete Buttigieg Right That Opposing a $15 Minimum Wage ‘Taunts’ God?

    Is Pete Buttigieg Right That Opposing a $15 Minimum Wage ‘Taunts’ God?0

    Are those who oppose raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour transgressing the Scripture and mocking the Lord God Almighty? One might get that impression from watching Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate, when one of the participants explicitly made that argument. The allegation came when South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg offered his exegesis of Proverbs 14:31. “[T]he

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  • Is Patriotism Irrational?

    Is Patriotism Irrational?0

    Last September, President Donald Trump vowed to promote “patriotism” in America’s schools. This vow, along with ones like it, was greeted with cringes from those who see patriotism as irrational, opposed to critical thinking, and a form of propaganda. But in his recent book Conserving America? Essays on Present Discontents, Notre Dame professor Patrick Deneen

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  • Is Parental Fear of Boredom Overworking Kids?

    Is Parental Fear of Boredom Overworking Kids?0

    Growing up, I knew better than to utter those two infamous words of childhood: “I’m bored.” The reason I rarely uttered them was because I knew that my mother would immediately find some type of chore to “entertain” me with. Today’s kids rarely utter the “I’m bored” phrase either. Only their reason for not doing

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