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Theologian Joe Rigney received a torrent of bad press after claiming in his recent book, “The Sin of Empathy,” that “The so-called virtue of empathy is the greatest rhetorical tool of manipulation in the 21st century.” “Because love is a real virtue, empathy’s power is in posing as selfless care for victims,” Rigney continues. Political
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Late last summer, Texas teacher Brandy Young made internet waves when she sent a note about homework to the parents of her students. Instead of the normal spend-30-minutes-a-day-on-homework command that parents normally hear, Mrs. Young’s note informed them that she would not be giving homework at all. Instead, she asked families to spend more time
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For the last quarter-century, nationalism has been in full-fledge retreat. When the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, it marked the end of the Soviet Empire, the Cold War, and the vestiges of nationalism as a political force. A new era of progress, peace, and prosperity had arrived, fueled by unprecedented trade and relative
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Regardless of how one feels about the theory of white privilege, it’s still, for now, just that: a theory. Anti-discrimination laws, on the other hand, are very real. Someone perhaps should remind Madeleine Leader of this fact. Leader, the Democratic National Committee Data Services Manager, reportedly made what is likely a very illegal request in
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Most Americans oppose communism as a failed and evil system, but their understanding of its mechanisms remains incomplete. When assessing the shortcomings of the Soviet Union, a conservative would be quick to point out the failures of central economic planning; a liberal might criticize the USSR’s militarism; and both would likely condemn its widescale human
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In late December, an obscure Brazilian far-right group firebombed the Rio de Janeiro office of the production company behind a comedic Netflix “Christmas special” that portrayed Jesus as gay. A security guard quickly extinguished the blaze, and no one was hurt. Porta dos Fundos, the comedy group behind the film, immediately began casting themselves as
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