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  • Can States Secede from the United States?

    Can States Secede from the United States?0

    While many believe that the American Civil War “settled” the issue of secession for all time, such a view must be met with the scrutiny of honest scholarship. The secession question seems particularly relevant today with the rise of the Calexit movement. And a candid study of historical context and the notes from the ratification debates

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  • Can Something Be ‘Good’ or ‘Great’, Even If You Hate It?

    Can Something Be ‘Good’ or ‘Great’, Even If You Hate It?0

    I don’t really care for C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia. I sympathize with the allegory Lewis was trying to present throughout the series, but I felt that it was too overt in places, and took away from the overall narrative. To me, it was distracting. But even though I didn’t personally enjoy the Chronicles of

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  • Can Shakespeare Save Civilization?

    Can Shakespeare Save Civilization?0

    Perhaps an apology might be necessary for the sheer audacity of beginning any essay with such a question and with such a seemingly absurd claim. Of course, Shakespeare cannot save civilization, at least not on his own. Perhaps we should rephrase things a little, asking a slightly different question: Can Civilization be Saved without Shakespeare?

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  • Can Sexual Orientation Change?

    Can Sexual Orientation Change?0

    You can tell when an opinion begins to harden into a dogma – when Hollywood releases a film about heroic victims of oppressive zealots. Which is what has happened this year on the topic of “gay conversion therapy”. Not one, but two films describe the horrors endured by gay teenagers whose parents force them to

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  • Can Royalty and Victimhood Co-Exist?

    Can Royalty and Victimhood Co-Exist?0

    It seems like everyone wants to be a victim these days. Terms like “microaggression” and “safe space” came out of nowhere a few years ago and quickly entered common parlance. But how can you be a victim when you are part of the institution that – for the past 1,000 years – has represented the

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  • Can Rising Depression Rates Be Reduced by This New Education Tactic?

    Can Rising Depression Rates Be Reduced by This New Education Tactic?0

    There are two common trends in the world of early-childhood education. The first is to have children spend more time engaging in play. The second is quite the opposite, and attempts to give young children a head start by filling their minds with rigorous academics. But one English school for children ages four and five

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