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  • Hayek Can Teach Trump the Key to Bringing Political Freedom to North Korea

    Hayek Can Teach Trump the Key to Bringing Political Freedom to North Korea0

    President Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un recently held a historic summit that captured the American public’s attention. Some commentators have argued that establishing a dialogue between the two countries is a meaningful step, but others criticize President Trump for not proposing that the dictator reform his oppressive regime, which is notorious for brutally executing political dissenters.   Perhaps the

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  • Having Babies Is Profoundly Immoral. We Should Move Towards Extinction, Say Bioethicists

    Having Babies Is Profoundly Immoral. We Should Move Towards Extinction, Say Bioethicists8

    The darkness grew apace; a cold wind began to blow in freshening gusts from the east, and the showering white flakes in the air increased in number. From the edge of the sea came a ripple and whisper. Beyond these lifeless sounds the world was silent. Silent? It would be hard to convey the stillness

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  • Have you thanked a retail worker?

    Have you thanked a retail worker?0

    Regarding the buildup to Christmas, C.S. Lewis had this to say: “Long before December 25th everyone is worn out — physically worn out by weeks of daily struggle in overcrowded shops, mentally worn out by the effort to remember all the right recipients and to think out suitable gifts for them. They are in no

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  • Have You Seen the “Bone Church”?

    Have You Seen the “Bone Church”?0

    • October 1, 2015

    When I arrived in Rome for my study abroad program in 2000, one of my first visits was to the famous “Bone Church.” Marquis de Sade said of it, “I have never seen anything more striking.” Mark Twain called it “a spectacle for sensitive nerves.” The “Bone Church” is actually the crypt of the church

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  • Have You Read These 10 Titles From the Original Harvard Library?

    Have You Read These 10 Titles From the Original Harvard Library?0

    In 1638, a man named John Harvard died and bequeathed half of his estate and his library of over 400 books to a fledgling college in Massachusetts. Today, we know that college as Harvard University. To the modern ear, many of the titles John Harvard left to the college are unfamiliar and likely known to

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  • Have You Been Using the Term Liberal Incorrectly?

    Have You Been Using the Term Liberal Incorrectly?0

    Liberalism, from the Latin liber, meaning free, referred originally to the philosophy of freedom. “Liberal” was once an honorable word used to describe those who put liberty first. To the everyday American, a liberal is a person who votes Democrat, wants more government regulation, supports the redistribution of wealth from rich to poor, favors gun

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