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  • The U.S. Government Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition

    The U.S. Government Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition0

    Between 1920 and 1933 America engaged in a “Noble Experiment”—prohibiting “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes” via the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. The amendment was repealed in 1933. As

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  • The Tyranny of Rationalism and Michael Oakeshott

    The Tyranny of Rationalism and Michael Oakeshott1

    Michael Oakeshott was one of the most important philosophers of the 1900s, but perhaps because he was an Englishman, his work is not very well known in America. That’s a shame. By tracing the deep roots of modern political thought, Oakeshott laid bare the dangers of rationalism—and predicted the divisive politics we see today. Oakeshott

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  • The Tyranny of Equality in Education

    The Tyranny of Equality in Education5

    It’s growing increasingly clear that America’s students aren’t the little geniuses we’ve always thought them to be. School after school in states across the country produce abysmally poor results. In fact, many schools are lucky if their students achieve more than 50% proficiency in the basics of reading, math, and science. Such a scenario calls

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  • The Tyranny of Cancel Culture and Its Attack on the Soul

    The Tyranny of Cancel Culture and Its Attack on the Soul0

    The bullets of cancel culture have been flying fast and furious in recent weeks and it seems a new public figure falls almost every day. While many in “woke” society would suggest that cancel culture warfare is being waged for a just cause—to promote whatever their latest politically correct cause may be—many others increasingly disapprove.

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  • The Two Biggest Weaknesses of Millennials’ Education

    The Two Biggest Weaknesses of Millennials’ Education0

    It’s heartening to see an educator do what law professor Adam J. MacLeod describes doing in a recent article entitled “Undoing the Dis-Education of Millennials.” At a certain level, teaching best starts with un-teaching. A disclaimer is in order, of course: Not all millennials need to be un-taught things they’ve learned before they are taught

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  • The Twitter Files

    The Twitter Files4

    When Elon Musk acquired Twitter on Oct. 27, few people knew what to expect. Based on the billionaire’s past statements, it wasn’t outlandish to expect that the platform would become friendlier to free speech. And in many ways, it has. But perhaps more significant is the mass declassification of internal documents known as the Twitter

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