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  • Have Women Played a Role in the Feminization of the American Male?

    Have Women Played a Role in the Feminization of the American Male?0

    Over Christmas, Business Insider ran an interesting little story written by a young millennial woman turned off by dating apps. Her piece begins by describing a conversation she had about the topic with several friends. The direction of the conversation is rather revealing of today’s culture: “I made my usual comment about how dating apps

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  • Have We Taken the Whole ‘Disorder’ Thing Too Far?

    Have We Taken the Whole ‘Disorder’ Thing Too Far?0

    There’s a new disorder out there and it’s known as PIU: Problematic Internet Use. You think I jest? Honestly, I thought it was a joke too when I first heard of it, but no, it “exists.” A recent study on PIU describes the disorder as: “[A] behavioral addiction with characteristics similar to substance use disorders,

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  • Have we reached the end of history?

    Have we reached the end of history?0

    In 1989, Francis Fukuyama wrote the essay “The End of History?” for The National Interest, gaining international attention. He later turned the essay into a book. His essential thesis was that with the conclusion of the Cold War we have reached, “…the end point of mankind’s ideological evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the

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  • Have We Learned Anything at All Since the Great War?

    Have We Learned Anything at All Since the Great War?0

    This coming month marks the centenary of the entry of the United States into World War I. In an address to Congress, President Woodrow Wilson had asked for “a war to end all wars” that would “make the world safe for democracy”. In retrospect, such words sound ridiculous. The First World War paved the way

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  • Have the Elites Lost Their Mandate?

    Have the Elites Lost Their Mandate?0

    In ancient Greek tragedy, the hero rises to fame only to be undone by hubris, the fatal flaw of overweening arrogance. But to understand the events that continue to unfold around the 2016 presidential election, it’s helpful to look farther east. A generation before Sophocles chronicled the rise and fall of Oedipus, Confucius looked at

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  • Have Parents Forgotten to Teach the Magic Words?

    Have Parents Forgotten to Teach the Magic Words?0

    It’s sometimes amazing how much one can learn about society from places such as Reddit and Imgur. A prime example of this occurred a few days ago when an Imgur user posted a picture of a sign found outside of a Virginia coffee shop. Instead of listing one flat price for a cup of coffee,

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