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  • Being Intelligent Doesn’t Require You To Be a Jerk

    Being Intelligent Doesn’t Require You To Be a Jerk0

    Intellectual types are usually kind of jerks, right? At least, that’s the prevalent stereotype. We know that Mark Zuckerberg screwed over his good friend Eduardo Saverin. We’ve heard that Jeff Bezos of Amazon delivers some harsh insults to people in meetings. There are numerous complaints from professors that many of their academic colleagues are unpleasant

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  • Being Emotional Isn’t a Form of Debate

    Being Emotional Isn’t a Form of Debate0

    Discourse, especially in schools, is miserable these days. As Randall Smith, the Scanlan Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, argues, there are only three options when it comes to uncomfortable topics, “Non-judgmentalism, furious indignation, or ironic detachment.” How he describes his experiences teaching at the college level goes a long

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  • Being Emotional Is Not an Argument

    Being Emotional Is Not an Argument0

    Discourse, especially in schools, is miserable these days. As Randall Smith, the Scanlan Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, argues, there are only three options when it comes to uncomfortable topics, “Non-judgmentalism, furious indignation, or ironic detachment.” How he describes his experiences teaching at the college level goes a long way

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  • Being ‘Wise’ is better than Being ‘Smart’

    Being ‘Wise’ is better than Being ‘Smart’1

    David Freedman reports in this month’s issue of The Atlantic that there’s a “war on stupid people” in America today: “As recently as the 1950s, possessing only middling intelligence was not likely to severely limit your life’s trajectory. IQ wasn’t a big factor in whom you married, where you lived, or what others thought of you.

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  • Beijing Sends Biden a Warning

    Beijing Sends Biden a Warning0

    Because of Donald Trump, Vice President Joe Biden thundered during the campaign, the U.S. “is more isolated in the world than we’ve ever been … America First has made America alone.” Biden promised to repair relations with America’s allies. And he appears to have gone some distance to do so in the congratulatory phone call

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  • Behind the Masks: Marxism and Black Lives Matter

    Behind the Masks: Marxism and Black Lives Matter0

    “Black Lives Matter.” It sounds good, yes? Even noble. As Tucker Carlson reported, a recent poll found Black Lives Matter (BLM) is popular with many Americans and is viewed more favorably than Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Congress, or either major political party. Carlson goes on to point out that BLM is deceptive, concealing its real agenda

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