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  • Does Reflecting on Death Help Prepare Us for it?

    Does Reflecting on Death Help Prepare Us for it?0

    Memento mori – invitations to reflect on our own mortality – have been common throughout history. Two ancient traditions that made reflection on death central to their paths are Buddhism and Stoicism. For both, the starting point is the fact that our normal perceptions of value are deeply flawed, as we are constantly craving or

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  • Does reactance theory explain the rise of Donald Trump?

    Does reactance theory explain the rise of Donald Trump?0

    Psychological reactance, a theory pioneered by the late Jack Brehm,  is based on the idea that humans tend to respond negatively to restrictions on their autonomy or freedom of choice.? Brehm summed up the theory as follows: [P]eople become motivationally aroused by a threat to or elimination of a behavioral freedom. This motivational state is

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  • Does Putin Want to Make Moscow ‘the Third Rome’?

    Does Putin Want to Make Moscow ‘the Third Rome’?0

    Russian athletes were conspicuous in their neutral colours during this year’s Winter Olympics and Paralympics due to a ban based on doping allegations. In Vancouver in 2010 and in Sochi in 2014, however, Russia’s Olympic hockey jerseys prominently featured a two-headed eagle exactly where Canada’s jerseys highlighted the maple leaf. This two-headed eagle is not

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  • Does Political Correctness Erase Cultural Substance?

    Does Political Correctness Erase Cultural Substance?0

    • July 24, 2018

    Does it ever seem to you that a politically correct student can do no wrong? That question crossed my mind when I read about a recent incident at the University of Manchester. According to The Guardian, the University of Manchester recently refurbished its students’ union. Part of the décor involved a mural of the poem

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  • Does Party Affiliation Influence Marital Bliss?

    Does Party Affiliation Influence Marital Bliss?0

    • August 17, 2015

    Does your party affiliation influence your marital bliss? Today’s New York Times suggests that it may.   Reporting on a recent study by W. Bradford Wilcox, the NYT reports: “Among married people between the ages of 20 and 60, 67 percent of Republicans report being ‘very happy’ with their marriages. Among Democrats, the share was

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  • Does Parental Support for Gender Dysphoria Help Teens?

    Does Parental Support for Gender Dysphoria Help Teens?1

    Let’s try a thought experiment. What if your daughter were to believe that she is actually a Na’vi humanoid from the film Avatar? You are baffled. The Na’vi are ten feet tall and have blue skin and yellow eyes. Your daughter is five foot six inches tall and has olive skin and brown eyes. You suffer,

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