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  • The Frightening Internal Logic of the Far Left’s Calls for Political Violence

    The Frightening Internal Logic of the Far Left’s Calls for Political Violence0

    Before comedian Louis CK was drummed out of show business for sexual misconduct, he offered a prophetic insight into the increasingly hysterical and abusive state of American politics. “People always say abortion protesters are so shrill,” (I’m paraphrasing) “But they think babies are being murdered!” The point is a good one. If you sincerely believe

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  • The French Center Holds—In a World Coming Apart

    The French Center Holds—In a World Coming Apart0

    “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.” So wrote William Butler Yeats in the wake of the Great War of 1914-1918 that had ravaged the Christian civilization he had known. In France on Sunday, the center held, as President Emmanuel Macron rolled up a crushing 59 percent to 41 percent victory in the runoff election

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  • The Freedom of Being Tied Down

    The Freedom of Being Tied Down0

    Reflecting on the loss of a loved one, C. S. Lewis wrote in a 1960 letter to Peter Bide: “One doesn’t realize in early life that the price of freedom is loneliness. To be happy one must be tied.” In a few short words, Lewis utters one of the central paradoxes of human existence, a contradiction with

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  • The Free Markets Case You Haven’t Heard About

    The Free Markets Case You Haven’t Heard About0

    A small, independent website designer in Colorado is getting national attention. Why? The US Supreme Court heard a case on Monday about whether the government can force her to say something that goes against her personal beliefs. While it’s one of the biggest free-speech cases this Supreme Court term, you may not have heard about

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  • The Four Pillars of Good Writing

    The Four Pillars of Good Writing0

    Which hard skill do recent college grads lack the most? In 2016, PayScale.com asked employers this question. The top response was “writing proficiency.” Wow. Our education system teaches few practical skills, but it does emphasize writing. So what gives? Incompetent teachers? Unteachable students? Actually, the problem for many college graduates is having absorbed their academic

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  • The Four Biggest Problems with Biden’s Vaccine Order

    The Four Biggest Problems with Biden’s Vaccine Order0

    Back in December of 2020, then President-elect Biden said that he would not make vaccines against COVID-19 mandatory, nor did he think they should be mandatory. Given the new vaccine mandate by the White House, set to affect nearly 100 million Americans by some estimates, one reasonably conclude that Biden misled the people. However, Biden’s

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