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  • Did Slavery Make America Richer?

    Did Slavery Make America Richer?0

    In the past few decades, a new subfield of history has emerged: the history of capitalism. The subfield is widely popular in the media as a result of hugely influential books such as those of Sven Beckert and Edward Baptist. These two particular authors tie the “peculiar institution” of slavery in American history to capitalism.

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  • Did Respect Go Out the Door When We Abandoned ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’? (See Chart)

    Did Respect Go Out the Door When We Abandoned ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’? (See Chart)0

    Not long ago, a young and recently married friend of mine confessed that she had encountered a bit of a disappointment in married life. Contrary to what many might think, her disappointment was not with her husband, or their home, or any other common aspect of a newlywed’s life. Instead, she mournfully declared, “Nobody calls

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  • Did Religion Protect Americans From Deaths of Despair?

    Did Religion Protect Americans From Deaths of Despair?1

    The generation of millennials, which includes most Americans under 40, is the first one in which Christians are a minority. By the year 2070 as few as one-third of all Americans could be Christians according Pew Research Center projections. “Nones” – people without an allegiance to a religious faith, could be as many as 52 percent.

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  • Did Portland Violate the First Amendment by Selectively Tolerating Violence?

    Did Portland Violate the First Amendment by Selectively Tolerating Violence?0

    Portland and its police may have violated the First Amendment by allowing members of the left-wing group Antifa to physically attack people, such as a conservative journalist and an elderly man. Police are not allowed to permit attacks on disfavored speakers, or permit violence by ideologically favored groups, while otherwise enforcing the law. That violates the

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  • Did Playboy Rediscover Mystery?

    Did Playboy Rediscover Mystery?0

    • October 13, 2015

    Let’s be honest, a good deal of the clothes women are wearing these days don’t leave much to the imagination. Naturally, they attract the attention of men – that’s the intention, right? – but you do wonder if it’s all become a bit boring. As Playboy announces that it will no longer be publishing nude

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  • Did Plato Get His Ideas from the Bible?

    Did Plato Get His Ideas from the Bible?2

    T.S. Eliot once wrote that “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.” If that’s the case, then according to some influential past authorities, Plato was a “mature poet” when it comes to his ideas on God and creation. The other day I was reading St. Augustine’s (354-430) De Doctrina Christiana—a treatise that played an enormous role

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