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  • Fired for Refusing to Participate in a COVID Dilemma

    Fired for Refusing to Participate in a COVID Dilemma0

    I always knew I would be leaving academia one day, but I never expected that the parting blow would be delivered by way of medical tyranny. After 18 years of helping college students learn how to write and think by showing them why and where they should seek truth and beauty and goodness, I lost

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  • Fired for Accidentally Using Wrong Pronouns, Teacher Takes Case to Court

    Fired for Accidentally Using Wrong Pronouns, Teacher Takes Case to Court0

    Peter Vlaming has two great passions – teaching and French. But a Virginia school district stripped the French teacher of the ability to impart these passions in high school classrooms when it fired him for not using pronouns preferred by a transgender student. “I explained to my principal that I couldn’t in good conscience pronounce

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  • Fire From the Gods: Oppenheimer as a Greek Tragic Hero

    Fire From the Gods: Oppenheimer as a Greek Tragic Hero2

    Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man. For this he was chained to a rock and tortured for eternity.” These chilling words appear in the opening title sequence of Christopher Nolan’s newest film, Oppenheimer, about the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. Nolan’s film catalogues Oppenheimer’s education and early

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  • Finding the Value in Hard Work

    Finding the Value in Hard Work0

    When I was a boy, my parents instilled in me the value of hard work—the hard way. After school, I, like many other kids, was expected to help around the house. Lawn mowing, weeding, cleaning, and other household activities defined my weekday afternoons. Homework followed chores, and only after that could I hang out with

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  • Finding the Good in Suffering

    Finding the Good in Suffering0

    The plethora of dieting regimens, marathons, and fitness programs are united in showing us that there are benefits to suffering. We may extend our life through improved physical strength, better hone the mind, or even achieve stronger emotional health through the regular release of endorphins. There are many forms of chosen suffering that bring about

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  • Finding Rest in an Anxious Society

    Finding Rest in an Anxious Society0

    Anxiety. Do you feel it? I’m not going to lie: I have. I also have a hunch that many others have as well, or at least will soon. Being cooped up, life as we knew it gone, facing uncertainties on every side – it’s no wonder the anxiety juices are flowing at top speed. But

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