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  • The Moral Problem with that ‘Last Tango’ Rape Scene

    The Moral Problem with that ‘Last Tango’ Rape Scene0

    In the past week a clip of director Bernardo Bertolucci speaking about a scene in the 1972 film The Last Tango in Paris set off a firestorm of controversy on Twitter.  The film tells the story of a recently widowed American man’s sordid sexual affair with a French woman. In the particular scene, the character

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  • The Moral Preening of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

    The Moral Preening of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez0

    Six months ago, it would have seemed impossible for the press to be more addicted to someone than they are to Donald Trump. Yet Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) is clearly giving the president a run for his money. In breathless coverage that any attention-hungry celebrity would sell his own mother to achieve, the media dutifully informs

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  • The Moral Imagination of Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’

    The Moral Imagination of Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’0

    Several nights ago, I reluctantly watched Disney’s 2017 live version of Beauty and the Beast. I must admit three things before I get into the heart of this essay. First, I’ve never been anti-Disney. I know many conservatives think Disney is the end of civilization, but I’ve never seen it that way. Like comic-book superheroes, Disney,

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  • The Moral Imagination of ‘Leave It to Beaver’

    The Moral Imagination of ‘Leave It to Beaver’0

    Russell Kirk defined the moral imagination as “an enduring source of inspiration that elevates us to first principles as it guides us upwards towards virtue and wisdom and redemption.” It is a quality which informs the great works of art, not excluding the more popular art forms of film and television. Since its premiere sixty

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  • The Moral and Intellectual Collapse of America’s Political Parties

    The Moral and Intellectual Collapse of America’s Political Parties0

    It is no longer news that 2020 saw a collapse of political discourse and public behavior in the United States. Trends that developed over many years intensified last year. One major political party had as its candidate for president a magnetic figure who can also be nasty and lacking in verbal self-control. The other party

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  • The Moment of Conception is Marked (Literally) by Fireworks. Just Watch

    The Moment of Conception is Marked (Literally) by Fireworks. Just Watch0

    So say researchers from Northwestern University, according to this story from the Telegraph last week authored by the paper’s science editor Sarah Knapton. They call it “the zinc spark.” And they provided pictures to prove it. “Over the last six years,” writes the article’s author, “this team has shown that zinc controls the decision to

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