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  • CS Lewis’ Important Critique of ‘Democratic Education’

    CS Lewis’ Important Critique of ‘Democratic Education’0

    America’s education system is increasingly “democratic.” It expends tremendous amounts of money and energy on ushering all students toward college and on closing “gaps” between high- and low-performing students. But according to C.S. Lewis, these concerns indicate a wrong understanding of democracy as it applies to education—one that indeed threatens a nation’s survival. In 1944 he wrote the

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  • Crying Over Dumped Milk

    Crying Over Dumped Milk0

    Frustrated shoppers have reason to cry over spilled milk. Dairy farmers are dumping millions of gallons of the stuff. Meanwhile, some dairy products are sold out at many grocery stores across the country, due to intense demand for basic household goods amid the coronavirus crisis. USA Today reports on one farm in Wisconsin: “About 7

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  • Cruelty on the Border; Cruelty North of the Border

    Cruelty on the Border; Cruelty North of the Border0

    Faced with a surge of illegal immigrants and asylum seekers on the Mexican border, the Trump Administration has implemented a controversial zero-tolerance policy. One effect of this is to separate parents from their children. The parents are referred for criminal prosecution and sent to a federal jail. The children, who are not allowed to accompany

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  • Cruel to Be Kind: Should You Sometimes Be Bad for Another’s Good?

    Cruel to Be Kind: Should You Sometimes Be Bad for Another’s Good?0

    Imagine that someone you care about is procrastinating in advance of a vital exam. If he fails the test, he will not be able to go to university, an eventuality of major consequence in his life. If positive encouragement doesn’t work, you might reverse strategy, making your friend feel so bad, so worried, so scared,

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  • Cronyism vs. Free Markets in ‘Stranger Things’

    Cronyism vs. Free Markets in ‘Stranger Things’0

    The newest season of Netflix’s sci-fi horror series Stranger Things released on July 4, and I’m happy to report that season 3 has a new hero, and her name is Erica. (This post focuses entirely on episode 4 of the new season, so anyone who hasn’t watched up to that point yet should beware of spoilers.) Erica

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  • Critical Race Theory Is Worse Than Marxism

    Critical Race Theory Is Worse Than Marxism0

    The swear words “Marxist” and “revolutionary” are now thrown around by conservatives, such as those at Heritage, the New York Post, and Fox News, with the same abandon with which the left speaks about “human rights” or “marriage,” particularly in relation to the concept of Critical Race Theory (CRT). But as someone who has studied Marxism extensively,

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