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  • The Virtue We Don’t Talk About Enough

    The Virtue We Don’t Talk About Enough1

    When most people think of character, there is a list of attributes or “traits” that comes readily to mind. Some of the more common ones might be honesty, responsibility, patience, perseverance, loyalty, and courage. These are lofty attributes indeed, and it’s a shame that they seem to get little more than lip service from many

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  • The Violence in Charlottesville

    The Violence in Charlottesville0

    The vast majority of people in the United States have no interest whatsoever in street battles between the alt-right (better described today in more poignant terms) and the counter-protesters. Most people have normal problems like paying bills, dealing with kids, getting health care, keeping life together under all the usual strains, and mostly want these

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  • The Victorian Story-Teller who Made Christmas Scary

    The Victorian Story-Teller who Made Christmas Scary0

    Following the death of President George H.W. Bush, the resident conservative at The New York Times, Ross Douthat, penned an article bemoaning the end of America’s WASP elite. Douthat argued that our current rulers, although more meritocratic, are a very poor substitute for the cold and old gentry of New England and Virginia. His article created a minor firestorm

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  • The Versailles Treaty at 100: How It Affects the Modern World

    The Versailles Treaty at 100: How It Affects the Modern World0

    June 28, 1919. It’s a date we often overlook, but its impact is significant. On this date 100 years ago, Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, her peace settlement for the First World War. While the Treaty ended the British naval blockade, which starved millions of Germans to death, its terms were quite harsh. Germany was forced

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  • The Venezuelan Leviathan Consumes Its COVID-Positive Citizenry

    The Venezuelan Leviathan Consumes Its COVID-Positive Citizenry0

    Totalitarianism has reached a new low. The New York Times reports: “Venezuelan officials are denouncing people who may have come into contact with the coronavirus as ‘bioterrorists’ and urging their neighbors to report them. The government is detaining and intimidating doctors and experts who question the president’s policies on the virus.” The Stasi have come to

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  • The Vast Majority of High Schoolers Are Unhappy at School

    The Vast Majority of High Schoolers Are Unhappy at School0

    Most high school students are not happy at school. A new study by Yale researchers finds that nearly three-quarters of high schoolers report negative feelings toward school. The study surveyed more than 20,000 high school students in all 50 U.S states and found widespread dissatisfaction at school across all demographic groups, with girls reporting slightly

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