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  • Why a 2,500-year-old Hebrew Poem Still Matters

    Why a 2,500-year-old Hebrew Poem Still Matters0

    At sundown on July 31, Jews around the world will observe Tisha B’av, the most somber of Jewish holidays. It commemorates the destruction of the two temples in Jerusalem, first by the Babylonians and then, almost seven centuries later, in A.D. 70, by the Romans. Jews will remember these two historic calamities along with many others,

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  • Why a ‘Loneliness Epidemic’ is Upon Us

    Why a ‘Loneliness Epidemic’ is Upon Us0

    “Our crowded, lengthy commutes are making us more lonely than ever”. “Eating alone is BAD for your health – especially if you’re a man, study shows”. “Japan’s solution to loneliness: virtual wives.” “Loneliness: a silent plague that is hurting young people most”. There is no lack of interest in the topic of loneliness, as these

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  • Why a ‘Billionaire’ Wealth Tax Would Hurt the Working Poor and the Middle Class

    Why a ‘Billionaire’ Wealth Tax Would Hurt the Working Poor and the Middle Class0

    Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wants to tax billionaires out of existence, or at least make them an endangered species. His proposed wealth tax of up to eight percent per year would mean “the wealth of billionaires would be cut in half over 15 years,” he says. The progressive tax would start at one percent on

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  • Why 1920s Americans Probably Wouldn’t Trade Places With Us

    Why 1920s Americans Probably Wouldn’t Trade Places With Us0

    The news smacks us upside the head day after day, and sometimes the barrage of headlines can overwhelm us. We ignore them at the peril of our republic, but this unrelenting blitz can also drive us up the wall or round the bend. In part because of this blitz, we have become a country “consumed

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  • Why (Most) Right-Wing Intellectuals Hate Trump

    Why (Most) Right-Wing Intellectuals Hate Trump0

    More than two years into President Trump’s historic presidency, it behooves us to think more deeply about a persistent sticking point in the political life of the nation: Why do (most) right-wing intellectuals loathe him? This kind of nearly unified opposition cries out for explanation.   After all, it is not simply that all left-wing

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  • Why “Greedflation” Isn’t Real

    Why “Greedflation” Isn’t Real3

    Even as price inflation slows and we move past June’s peak, progressives continue to push the concept of “greedflation”—that this year’s price inflation is caused by corporate greed and price gouging. This is inaccurate, based on bad economics, and it blames a consequence of the problem rather than the problem itself. If we want to address the real issues

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