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  • The Antidote to ‘Toxic’ Masculinity

    The Antidote to ‘Toxic’ Masculinity4

    Marine veteran Terry Bagley, a 70-year-old father of five who does housekeeping at a Veterans Affairs hospital, was walking to buy items for Thanksgiving in the Pigtown area of Baltimore, Maryland, on the Tuesday afternoon before the holiday. On his way to the market, a rowhome on the block exploded—likely from a ruptured gas line.

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  • The Anti-Science of Structural Racism

    The Anti-Science of Structural Racism0

    Policies designed to achieve racial equality have existed for decades, but a profoundly different cure now dominates public discussion—eliminating structural racism (also called “systemic racism”). Given that structural racism is allegedly hard-wired into American society and responsible for a multitude of what were once believed to be self-inflicted pathologies among blacks, i.e., crime, illegitimacy, and academic failure,

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  • The Anti-Gun Movement’s Use of Child Crusaders Debases National Discourse

    The Anti-Gun Movement’s Use of Child Crusaders Debases National Discourse0

    Impassioned by the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas shooting that left 17 families without loved ones and a school forever changed, Cameron Kasky, Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, and other MSD students have embarked on a crusade for stricter gun laws—and become de facto spokespersons for the anti-gun movement. With emotions still raw and wounds both physical and

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  • The Anti-Feminist Message Hidden in ‘Little Women’

    The Anti-Feminist Message Hidden in ‘Little Women’0

    I’ve been bombarded with ads for the new “Little Women” movie for the last few months. It appears Google knows my preferences well, because, yes, I am curious to see it. But even while I’m curious, I’m also a tad apprehensive. Dana Stevens’ Slate review of the movie fails to quell these fears, for she

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  • The Anti-Federalists Were Right

    The Anti-Federalists Were Right0

    On the eve of the federal convention, and following its adjournment in September of 1787, the Anti-Federalists made the case that the Constitution makers in Philadelphia had exceeded the mandate they were given to amend the Articles of Confederation, and nothing more. The Federal Constitution augured ill for freedom, argued the Anti-Federalists. These unsung heroes

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  • The Ancient Solution to Violence: What Girard Discovered About Desire

    The Ancient Solution to Violence: What Girard Discovered About Desire0

    René Girard was one of the great geniuses of the 1900s. A historian, literary theorist, philosopher, anthropologist, social psychologist, and theologian, Girard wrote almost 30 books and influenced dozens of scholarly disciplines. Yet in a time of rising social discord, Girard’s ideas move beyond the ivory towers of academia and apply directly to the unfolding

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