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“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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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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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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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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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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“[F]orgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” Millions of Christians make that request all the time while praying the Lord’s Prayer. That “as” is the tricky part, as it could be taken to mean that we simply forgive others and ask God to do the same for us, or more
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