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  • ‘I’m Smarter than Everyone Else’ Disease

    ‘I’m Smarter than Everyone Else’ Disease0

    “It’s a sickness,” said a friend of mine who until recently was an elected official in our city. “It sets in after you’re elected the first time, or maybe even when you’re running for office.” That sickness is “thinking you’re smarter than everyone else.” My friend made this statement after reading in our local paper

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  • ‘I Love You Daddy’ is a Triumph of Relativism

    ‘I Love You Daddy’ is a Triumph of Relativism0

    When a New York Times story brought allegations of sexual harassment against vulgar-yet-brilliant comedian Louis C.K. last week, the theatrical distribution deal for I Love You, Daddy, a film he secretly wrote, directed, starred in, and edited last year, was quickly cancelled.   I Love You, Daddy tells the story of Glen, a successful television

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  • ‘Hold The Mayo’: Me and Mickey D’s

    ‘Hold The Mayo’: Me and Mickey D’s0

    It’s nearly noon, and I need fuel – not for my car or home, but for me. And because of my budget, I need cheap fuel. It’s time for the Golden Arches. Where else can I pay less than five dollars for two chicken sandwiches ­– “Hold the mayo, please” – and a Diet Coke?

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  • ‘Hate Facts’ – Yes, People Are Now Using That Term

    ‘Hate Facts’ – Yes, People Are Now Using That Term0

    It’s commonly said that a fact is what’s expressible by a statement that is “proven” to be true—e.g. statements such as “2+2=4” and “the Pacific is the earth’s largest ocean”—whereas opinions lack proof even when they happen to be true. Yet in an era when more and more reality is weaponized for political purposes, the

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  • ‘Gumball’ Clip Brilliantly Reveals the Hollowness of Social Justice ‘Tolerance’

    ‘Gumball’ Clip Brilliantly Reveals the Hollowness of Social Justice ‘Tolerance’1

    Few would disagree with the assertion that genuine tolerance is a virtue. As University of Texas professor and ethics expert J. Budziszewski states, “To tolerate something is to put up with it even though we might be tempted to suppress it.” What many are increasingly noticing, however, is that tolerance is often practiced in a

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  • ‘Get on the Right Side of History’: A Phrase G.K. Chesterton Would Have Understood

    ‘Get on the Right Side of History’: A Phrase G.K. Chesterton Would Have Understood0

    Sometimes, when reading G.K. Chesterton, one comes across a telling sentence buried in the middle of a very long paragraph.  Here’s one from What’s Wrong with the World:  “The old tyrants invoked the past; the new tyrants will invoke the future.” We’ve heard a good deal of talk in recent years about something called the

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