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  • Why ‘The Screwtape Letters’ Feels Uncomfortably Modern

    Why ‘The Screwtape Letters’ Feels Uncomfortably Modern1

    When people first encounter C.S. Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters,” they assume they’re getting a Christian book about temptation or a moral fable written for a specific audience who lived in a particular time. Yet as I’ve begun reading the book for the first time, it’s clear that Lewis is doing something more precise than mere

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  • Why ‘Taxing the Rich’ Falls on the Middle Class Instead

    Why ‘Taxing the Rich’ Falls on the Middle Class Instead0

    As Democrats take control of the U.S. House, taxing the rich inevitably becomes a focus. Progressive candidates wasted no time in denouncing the recent round of tax cuts in their campaigns as a give-away to the rich. Although this rhetoric often polls well among some key demographics, in practice taxation isn’t so simple. A quick

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  • Why ‘Star Wars’ Gives People Meaning

    Why ‘Star Wars’ Gives People Meaning0

    This weekend, millions of Star Wars fans will pack theaters to see the latest installment of the series – The Force Awakens. Some will go for the experience; others purely for entertainment. And some will be hoping—at least subconsciously—that the movie gives added meaning to their lives. In saying that, I don’t wish to be

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  • Why ‘Popcorn Books’ Are Good for You

    Why ‘Popcorn Books’ Are Good for You50

    If literature were a food pyramid, a ranking of vitamins and nutrients for the mind and soul, the classics would be the equivalent of steak, eggs, and fish, books high in intellectual protein like Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” Sigrid Undset’s “Kristin Lavransdatter,” and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” Next would come the fruit

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  • Why ‘Garbage People’ Deserve a Second Look

    Why ‘Garbage People’ Deserve a Second Look0

    Recently I met a man who could serve as the billboard for “toxic masculinity.” It was mid-January, a Tuesday, and a deer had smashed into my Honda Accord on I-81 in Southwestern Virginia. That collision destroyed the passenger side of the car from the headlight to the door, heavily damaged the engine, and left the

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  • Why ‘Check Your Privilege’ is Squelching Discourse

    Why ‘Check Your Privilege’ is Squelching Discourse1

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