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  • Against Scolianormativity

    Against Scolianormativity2

    Scolianormative (adj.): The assumption that behaviors defined by institutionalized schooling are “normal.” An assumption that became pervasive in industrialized societies in which institutionalized schooling became the norm that resulted in marginalizing and harming millions of children. Once society began to question scolianormativity, gradually people began to realize that the norms set by institutionalized schooling were

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  • Against Modern-Day Pharaohs

    Against Modern-Day Pharaohs0

    At Passover Jews celebrate their release from the harmful edicts of Pharaoh. Today’s Pharaohs are the ruling elites who impose misguided decrees upon the rest of us.

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  • Against Determinism

    Against Determinism7

    In Adieux: A Farewell to Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir published a long discussion she had with her companion—the world-renowned, radical-left philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre—in the last years of his life. Though the two of them believed many things I find unpalatable, this phrase served me for some time as an email signature: Simone de Beauvoir: Broadly speaking,

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  • Against ‘Scruffy Hospitality’

    Against ‘Scruffy Hospitality’2

    Our society sends mixed messages about hospitality. On the one hand, thanks to Pinterest and the proliferation of food blogs, we are inundated with photos of fancy dishes and gorgeous table settings in immaculate homes. The subtext hints that this is how true hospitality is practiced. At the same time, there’s a plethora of articles

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  • Aftermath of an Afghanistan Debacle

    Aftermath of an Afghanistan Debacle0

    In Afghanistan, the mission failure appears complete. The trillion-dollar project to plant Western democracy in a Muslim nation historically fabled for driving out imperial intruders has crashed and burned after 20 years, and the Taliban are suddenly back in power. After investing scores of billions in training and arming a force of 350,000 Afghani troops,

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  • After-Abortion Suffering: The Mental Health Issue Hidden by Politics

    After-Abortion Suffering: The Mental Health Issue Hidden by Politics0

    Less than a year after the end of Roe v. Wade, America’s abortion battles are intensifying at all levels. Red state lawmakers are trying to restrict access, blue state lawmakers are trying to expand access, and the federal government is mulling a public health emergency. Amid the rancor, it is time for a new path that bridges

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