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The Tragic Loss of Tragedy
- Culture, Philosophy
- December 31, 2025






If you drive through most rural areas in our country, you’re likely to see some old, abandoned farmsteads, lying broken like great bones in the mottled landscape. The houses are grayed and weathered, with shattered windows that give way only to darkness, the whole structure leaning out of kilter as though setting itself against a
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Any good teacher of history knows that you don’t just stick with the textbook. To really understand an event like the Battle of Gettysburg or Martin Luther King’s March on Washington, you have to read the primary sources—the speeches, handwritten letters, and firsthand accounts of the people who were there. Otherwise, all that’s left is
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On my (Brittany’s) college campus, the largest and most active club was the “Revolutionary Student Union,” also known as the school’s resident Marxists. Even then, I passionately disagreed with socialism. But one thing that struck me was how these students were not only wrong, but seemed deeply unhappy. They always walked into class scowling and
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Baseball has long been America’s national pastime. While football and basketball might take up more of our screen time, baseball still holds America’s hearts. What is it that makes the game so attractive? Perhaps it is the classic feel of the sport. Perhaps it’s the freedom from the clock that the game gives to modern
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In November 2008, Americans elected a relatively unknown U.S. Senator from Illinois president of the United States by a wide margin. What Barack Obama lacked in experience and substance he made up for in charisma and newness. He gave beautiful, inspiring speeches. He sounded not just intelligent, but wise and reasonable. His biracial heritage—his father
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How bad is it? That is the question on everyone’s mind as we come to grips with the economic carnage caused by global economic shutdowns, supply chain disruptions, and ongoing quarantines of million of people. Do we face another Great Depression, or simply a deep recession more like 2008? And equally important, are soft Americans
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