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  • E Pluribus Unum – ‘Out of Many, One’

    E Pluribus Unum – ‘Out of Many, One’0

    While not the official motto of the United States, E Pluribus Unum, is a common Latin phrase used in the United States since 1776 and still found on the Great Seal of the United States. Its meaning, of course, is “Out of many, one”. It originally referred to the act of many states (or colonies

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  • Dystopia Has Arrived in America. But Its Horrors Are Covered in a Cosmetic Veneer

    Dystopia Has Arrived in America. But Its Horrors Are Covered in a Cosmetic Veneer1

    Having just re-read C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength, it strikes me once again that it belongs on the shelf with the other classic dystopian novels, Brave New World and 1984. Lewis captures all the classic dystopian elements of the totalitarian threat, and he rightly identifies the atheistic scientism and utilitarianism lying beneath all utopian ideologies.

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  • Dying Words From 7 Founding Fathers

    Dying Words From 7 Founding Fathers0

    1) “‘Tis Well.” – George Washington, Dec. 14, 1799? Washington caught a chill while out riding during a December snow storm. He arrived late to dinner and, not wishing to keep his guests waiting, opted to not change out of his wet clothes. He developed pneumonia and died two days later. He was 67. 2)

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  • Dying Alone – Building Community in an Age of Isolation

    Dying Alone – Building Community in an Age of Isolation10

    On Feb. 26, 2025, first responders found Betsy Arakawa, 65, dead on the bathroom floor of the palatial Sante Fe, N.M., home she shared with husband and Hollywood star Gene Hackman, 95. Hackman’s body was found in the mudroom. Investigation revealed that Arakawa had died around Feb. 11 of a rare rodent-borne disease, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, while

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  • Dutchman ‘Identifies’ as Young Man, Demands to Have 20 Years Taken Off Age

    Dutchman ‘Identifies’ as Young Man, Demands to Have 20 Years Taken Off Age0

    A 69-year-old Dutch man is crossing a new trans-identity frontier. Emile Ratelband, a colourful “positivity guru” (pictured above), has asked a court to turn his legal clock back 20 years so that he can be officially recognised as 49 years old. He told the judge that he did not feel comfortable with his age and

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  • Dumbfounded by American Socialism

    Dumbfounded by American Socialism0

    In some regards — no, in many regards — I am a knucklehead. Talk to me of stocks and bonds, of escrow and amortization, and a curtain descends. Speak to me at a party of the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, the music of Philip Glass, and most of today’s Hollywood celebrities, and I will listen

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