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  • When the West Lost the Battle of Ideas

    When the West Lost the Battle of Ideas0

    The dismantling of the idea of the West began when medieval philosophers began re-introducing the Sophist notions reduced to ashes by Socrates. This reintroduction came about as a reaction to extreme scholasticism in the Middle Ages. It was a fascinating thought experiment known as nominalism, but it unwittingly wrought massive damage upon the very ways

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  • When the Tassle Isn’t Worth the Hassle

    When the Tassle Isn’t Worth the Hassle0

    Graduation season has become somewhat poignant for me. I can’t help but smile when I step through the sliding doors of a box store and find myself looking at a display of cards, balloons, and festive pastries. Hats off to the grads! The tassle is worth the hassle! They’re such happy sentiments. I haven’t donned

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  • When the Supreme Court Stopped FDR’s Economic Fascism

    When the Supreme Court Stopped FDR’s Economic Fascism0

    Eighty years ago, on May 27, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court said no to economic fascism in America. The trend toward bigger and ever-more intrusive government, unfortunately, was not stopped, but the case nonetheless was a significant event that at that time prevented the institutionalizing of a Mussolini-type corporativist system in America. In a unanimous

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  • When the State Turns Against Parents

    When the State Turns Against Parents3

    A 14-year-old Montana girl has been taken from her family by the state’s child protective services after deciding to identify as a boy and will soon be sent to Canada, according to the family. The harrowing story of Todd and Krista Kolstad’s custody battle for their troubled teen—who is Todd’s biological daughter and Krista’s step-daughter—was

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  • When the State Kicks Down Your Door and Takes Your Child Over a Fever

    When the State Kicks Down Your Door and Takes Your Child Over a Fever0

    In February, Arizona police officers broke down the door of a private home with their guns drawn. They weren’t there to rescue a hostage. They were serving a court order against parents who declined to take their child to the hospital for a fever, and they left with three children now claimed by the state.

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  • When the Russians Came to Town: Reflections on Communism and Socialism

    When the Russians Came to Town: Reflections on Communism and Socialism0

    In the mid-1980s, when Ronald Reagan was president and the Soviet Union was fighting a losing battle in Afghanistan, my wife and I were running a bed and breakfast in Waynesville, North Carolina. One day, an executive from the Dayco Corporation, a manufacturer of rubber tubes and automotive hoses in the adjoining town of Hazelwood,

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