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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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  • The Ancient Greeks Didn’t Have Preschool

    The Ancient Greeks Didn’t Have Preschool0

    • August 31, 2015

    Nowadays there powerful lobbying efforts to increase government funding for preschool, and even to provide universal preschool. Since 1964, enrollment in preschool has dramatically increased: It is well known that our modern education system in the West derives from that of ancient Greece, which is still upheld as a standard and goal in some circles.

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  • The Analog-Digital Battle Your Children Need to Win

    The Analog-Digital Battle Your Children Need to Win0

    I recently called attention to Beth McMurtrie’s piece, “Is This the End of Reading?” which discusses the decline of reading in our schools and universities. McMurtrie’s piece ended on a bleak note with comments from a professor who suggested that we’re “entering into a hybrid oral-written culture.” He concluded, “Humanity is going to take its

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  • The American Tendency to Put ‘Why’ Before ‘Ought’

    The American Tendency to Put ‘Why’ Before ‘Ought’0

    It’s sort of odd that Americans remember Valley Forge. Given its high profile, one might think it was the site of a major battle. Yet it wasn’t. We may think we remember it because of the hardships troops faced in the winter encampment. In truth, while disease was rampant, it is likely that no one

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  • The American Stasi

    The American Stasi0

    The following are excerpts translated from my latest interview with Sputnik News, which was broadcast live on July 19. Q:… What is happening to the freedom of speech in America? Are the current powers-that-be using secret services against journalists deemed troublesome, such as Tucker Carlson? … ST: Tucker Carlson’s evening show is the only mainstream media

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  • The American Spirit Still Lives

    The American Spirit Still Lives0

    Thomas Jefferson described what would become the heart of the American spirit in a brief seven words: “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Many famous people in our country’s history—from the Founding Fathers to people such as Booker T. Washington, Amelia Earhart, and Ronald Reagan—have lived by those sentiments. They knew that life was

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