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  • Will Durant on How the Socialism of Imperial Rome Ushered in Feudalism

    Will Durant on How the Socialism of Imperial Rome Ushered in Feudalism0

    In years of peace, Diocletian, with his aides, faced the problems of economic decay. To overcome depression and prevent revolution, he substituted a managed economy for the law of supply and demand. He established a sound currency by guaranteeing to the gold coinage a fixed weight and purity which it retained in the Eastern Empire till

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  • Will Downton Abbey’s Gender Problem Be Solved in the 21st Century?

    Will Downton Abbey’s Gender Problem Be Solved in the 21st Century?0

    A British aristocrat has daughters but no sons, thus his title and estate must pass to a distant male relative. It’s the classic plot device in many famous stories – ranging from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice to the TV show Downton Abbey. And it’s still the law of the land in Great Britain, but

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  • Will de Blasio’s Universal Pre-K Hurt Kids Instead of Help?

    Will de Blasio’s Universal Pre-K Hurt Kids Instead of Help?0

    Given the recent interest in starting universal preschool programs in states and cities around the country, it’s perhaps no surprise that The Atlantic highlighted the one begun by New York City mayor Bill de Blasio. As The Atlantic describes it, de Blasio’s preschool program is the great equalizer which gives the same goods and services

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  • Will COVID Disappear If Biden Becomes President?

    Will COVID Disappear If Biden Becomes President?0

    Watching the way COVID-19 has become a political football, especially for the Democratic Party, one must wonder about its possible value under a Joe Biden presidency. Raising this question is by no means an endorsement of Donald Trump for president, particularly as I have expressed critical views about the president’s “loose tongue” and “incoherent, insulting tweets” more

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  • Will Coronavirus Mean the End of Private Schools?

    Will Coronavirus Mean the End of Private Schools?0

    As the coronavirus crisis continues, question marks swirl around the school year that is about to begin. Few schools will be returning to fulltime, in-classroom instruction straight away. Thus, parents are considering alternatives. Homeschooling is an attractive option. Some families are even teaming up to establish home-based microschools or “pandemic pods.”  But where does that leave traditional private schools?

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  • Will Christianity be Driven Back into the Catacombs?

    Will Christianity be Driven Back into the Catacombs?0

    Despite popular opinion, it must be acknowledged that America and the West were once culturally Christian. That doesn’t mean that the government was absolutely Christian, but rather that cultural values were most often shaped by Christian ethics and metaphysics, and that they even shaped the laws of the land.  Our national holidays have always been around

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