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  • 4 Logical Paradoxes That Will Blow Your Mind

    4 Logical Paradoxes That Will Blow Your Mind0

    • March 23, 2016

    Nothing fascinates quite like the good old classical paradox. Am I right?  A couple of my favorite writers—G.K. Chesteron and Oscar Wilde—distinguished themselves as arguably the top writers of their day in literary paradox. So when I stumbled on a YouTube video (see below) exploring mind-bending logical paradoxes—those puzzles that seemingly offer no solution—I had

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  • 4 Lessons Americans Must Learn From Italian Culture

    4 Lessons Americans Must Learn From Italian Culture19

    Beauty and history flooded over me like the sunlight as I strolled through the slim, winding streets of a Tuscan town. I was submerged in an environment rich with sensory delight – from the medieval and Renaissance architecture rising on all sides, to the lilting sound of a street musician’s accordion, to the smell of

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  • 4 in 10 Completely Clueless on 1st Amendment

    4 in 10 Completely Clueless on 1st Amendment0

    December 15th marks the anniversary of the American Bill of Rights. At the time the Bill of Rights was inaugurated, Thomas Jefferson noted that every government is obligated to provide such rights for its citizens.  Unfortunately, many Americans today seem oblivious to this entitlement. Take, for example, the man-on-the-street interview Jay Leno conducted several years

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  • 4 Good Reasons to Say ‘Men’ Instead of ‘Men and Women’

    4 Good Reasons to Say ‘Men’ Instead of ‘Men and Women’0

    As our culture descends into confusion about gender, there’s more and more talk about changing our language to accommodate it. Unfortunately, if your language has to be brought into conformity with confused thinking, you end up with confused language. Jacques Barzun was one of the greatest humanities scholars of the twentieth century. In the book

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  • 4 Common Myths About the Human Brain

    4 Common Myths About the Human Brain0

    We know that the human brain is special, how could it not be?  But in what ways is it truly special? Neuroscience is here to debunk some popular myths about the human brain and what makes it so unique when compared to the brains of other animals. Here are four myths about the human brain

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  • 4 Common Capitalism Myths Debunked

    4 Common Capitalism Myths Debunked0

    One of the most disappointing things I face as a college professor is the lack of understanding most students have regarding capitalism. The simple fact is, despite its importance to our daily lives, relatively few people have a strong grasp of what causes economic growth and why markets are so central to continuously rising standards

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