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  • Why are we so understanding towards the crimes of Communism?

    Why are we so understanding towards the crimes of Communism?1

    • July 23, 2015

    On June 1, 2015, a deeply shocking event took place in the former Communist-ruled Hungary. A Court of Second Instance (lower appeals court) voided an earlier court’s finding that a top Communist official and one of the instigators of reprisals against the 1956 Freedom Fighters, Béla Biszku (94), was guilty of war crimes and was

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  • Why Are We So Afraid of Boredom?

    Why Are We So Afraid of Boredom?0

    I opened my window the other afternoon, intending to let a whiff of fall float through the room for a while. But instead of moving on as I intended, I stopped and looked down at the scene below. There sat my little neighbor girl, busily engaged with a friend in tying a rope to a

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  • Why Are We Sending Our Tax Dollars to the Taliban?

    Why Are We Sending Our Tax Dollars to the Taliban?6

    Last month marked the three-year anniversary of the deaths of 13 U.S. service members as the U.S finished its undignified withdrawal from Afghanistan after two decades of war. On August 26th, 2021, two suicide bombers attacked the gates of the Kabul airport, killing 13 and wounding another 18 U.S. Servicemen and women, as well as

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  • Why Are We No Longer Visiting Our Nation’s Historical Sites?

    Why Are We No Longer Visiting Our Nation’s Historical Sites?1

    My wife and I recently visited our son and daughter-in-law in Philadelphia. As part of our visit, we took in some of the historical sites of the city. Among these were the first congress building and the Liberty Bell. We certainly weren’t the only ones at these places. Others were enjoying the exhibits and we

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  • Why Are There So Many Mass Shootings Today?

    Why Are There So Many Mass Shootings Today?0

    On Oct. 1, 2017, a 64-year-old man named Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers in Las Vegas, killing at least 58 people and injuring some 515 more. Paddock, who had no previous criminal record, then turned one of his weapons on himself, reports say. It was the largest domestic mass shooting in

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  • Why Are Teenagers So Depressed?

    Why Are Teenagers So Depressed?0

    On a November morning in 2003, Pope John Paul II spoke to an audience gathered at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. The theme of the speech was depression. The event had been arranged by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Workers and the Sick, and in his speech, the pope

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