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  • Why Did the Sexual Revolution Happen?

    Why Did the Sexual Revolution Happen?0

    You may wince at the crass behaviour of Donald Trump, roll your eyes at Caitlin/Bruce Jenner’s portrait on the cover of Vogue, or lament the legalization of same-sex marriage — but there is something even more painful about these events. We don’t know how we got here from there. Without sugar-coating the past, a bare

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  • Why Did the British Give Reparations to Slave Owners?

    Why Did the British Give Reparations to Slave Owners?6

    The topic of slavery always evokes a flurry of emotions. Such was the case when the British government announced in 2015 that it had completed the payment of a loan borrowed to compensate slave owners for their loses due to the abolition of slavery. In an age when many are demanding that whites make reparations

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  • Why did medieval monks preserve pagan literature?

    Why did medieval monks preserve pagan literature?0

    Many educated people – though perhaps not enough – know that it was medieval monks who preserved classical culture. Between their daily offices, the monks huddled in their cells by candlelight to copy the great cultural artifacts of Western civilization. But why did they preserve works that had been produced by, and often reflected, the

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  • Why Did Japan’s Massacre of Disabled Gone Unnoticed?

    Why Did Japan’s Massacre of Disabled Gone Unnoticed?0

    On July 26, 2016 a man wielding a knife broke into Tsukui Yamayuriena, a home for the disabled outside of Tokyo and brutally murdered 19 people as they slept, while injuring another 26. Afterwards, he turned himself in to a local police station, with the explanation: “It is better that the disabled disappear.” Disability advocates

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  • Why Did Elvis Want to Be a Narc?

    Why Did Elvis Want to Be a Narc?0

    The National Archives’ most requested photo features President Nixon standing beside one of the world’s most recognizable royals: the King of Rock n’ Roll. Is it genuine history, political commentary, a Photoshop spoof? Surreal but authentic, the black-and-white image shows President Nixon, wearing a full suit, shaking the hand of Elvis Presley, wearing … exactly what

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  • Why Did Elite Students Cheer the Atrocities of Hamas?

    Why Did Elite Students Cheer the Atrocities of Hamas?3

    I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror

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