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  • Establishment Conservatives Call Quarantined Americans ‘Whiners’

    Establishment Conservatives Call Quarantined Americans ‘Whiners’0

    Over the weekend, Never Trumper Erick Erickson put up a profanity-laced series of tweets in which he berated pro-Trump conservatives for criticizing the lockdown that has shuttered many businesses, closed down most churches, stopped most medical procedures and examinations, and isolated most Americans from friends and family for two months or so. According to Erickson,

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  • Escape the Moral Matrix with the Red Pill of Intellectual Diversity

    Escape the Moral Matrix with the Red Pill of Intellectual Diversity0

    Back in 2012, before the ascendance of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency and before neologisms such as “trigger warnings,” “microaggressions, and “safe spaces” became part of regular college campus discourse, New York University social psychologist Jonathan Haidt published a groundbreaking book titled The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion.

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  • Escape From the Twilight Zone: Let’s Bring Light Back to America

    Escape From the Twilight Zone: Let’s Bring Light Back to America6

    This machine leads to the shadowy tip of reality; open the screen and you’re on your way to the land of the different, the bizarre, the unexplainable… Take as long as you like on your journey. Your limits are only those of your mind and your tolerance for folly, ignorance, and corruption. Ladies and gentlemen,

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  • Erasmus’ Beautiful Advice to a Student in 1497

    Erasmus’ Beautiful Advice to a Student in 14970

    Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) was one of the greatest scholars the Western world has ever known. A humanist, he played a large role in the revival of classical studies that took place during the Renaissance. In a 1497 letter, Erasmus offered the following 14 pieces of advice to Christian Northoff, the son of a prosperous merchant

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  • Equity: Just another name for Marxism?

    Equity: Just another name for Marxism?0

    Particularly in education, there’s been a shift in terminology away from ‘equality’ and towards ‘equity’. You may have noticed it in the media, on campuses, or in political discussions. Often, a graphic like the one below is used to show the difference:  The image above is similar to other images being used around the country,

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  • Equality Prepared Us for Coronavirus Restrictions

    Equality Prepared Us for Coronavirus Restrictions0

    I caught a small whiff of hope today. This whiff came when a relative of mine received a phone call from the cardiac rehab center at the local hospital. The rehab classes he had been taking following heart surgery were cancelled when coronavirus hit. Now there was good news: rehab will be revived next week. 

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