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  • Intolerance and Persecution Are Often Rational (Frighteningly So)

    Intolerance and Persecution Are Often Rational (Frighteningly So)0

    At this time of year our thoughts naturally turn to the Pilgrim Fathers—those who came to the New World in order to escape religious persecution at home. Yet rarely do we stop to consider the logic of the persecutors.  That last phrase seems to ring a false note; it’s commonly assumed that religious persecution has

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  • Interrogative Mode: Some Questions for Our Time

    Interrogative Mode: Some Questions for Our Time0

    “Who,” I asked some family members, ranging in age from three to thirty-nine, “is the wisest person you’ve ever met?” Why did everyone, excluding the three-year-old who paid not the slightest bit of attention, look so puzzled by my question? Why were none of us able to come up with an immediate answer? Had we

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  • Internet Raises $80K for Hot Dog Vendor Mugged by Government

    Internet Raises $80K for Hot Dog Vendor Mugged by Government0

    Like all entrepreneurs, Beto Matias saw an opportunity to support his family while simultaneously creating value for his community. Finding a prime spot right outside UC Berkeley’s football stadium, Matias began selling his craft hot dogs to willing consumers. No one complained about the quality of Matias’ hot dogs, nor did anyone have any objections

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  • Internet Hate-Speech Rules Harm Mainstream, Normal Speakers

    Internet Hate-Speech Rules Harm Mainstream, Normal Speakers0

    • May 15, 2019

    Democrats in Congress have been pressuring social media companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google to crack down on hate speech. This may sound harmless, but it isn’t. “Hate speech” is a misleading phrase, and it’s no longer just about hate. Even things like expert medical opinions about transsexualism and gender identity have been labeled as

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  • Internal Chaos Caused Philly’s ‘Peaceful Protests’

    Internal Chaos Caused Philly’s ‘Peaceful Protests’0

    Philadelphia, city of brotherly love, welcome to the ranks of riot-ravaged cities! Unrest is exploding once again in a major American city, this time following the death of Walter Wallace, a mentally unstable black man killed after advancing on police with a knife. Wallace’s family has pleaded with people to not riot in his name,

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  • Intelligence is Worth Little Without Wisdom

    Intelligence is Worth Little Without Wisdom0

    As I went for my usual afternoon walk on my old campus at Notre Dame – recalling the class I had in that building, the conversation I had over there, the quiet moments reading on that bench there – I became aware of the creeping feeling of regret, as happens every so often.  You see,

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