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  • Why the Devil Loves Democracy

    Why the Devil Loves Democracy0

    It may surprise many that C.S. Lewis, the beloved author of The Chronicles of Narnia, has some some interesting takes on topics like unselfishness and democracy. Although a Christian apologist, Lewis, like Ayn Rand, believes unselfishness is a vice, not a virtue, and he skewers democracy for its pandering to the average, for its leveling effect, and

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  • Why the Desire to Label Other Opinions as ‘Dumb’?

    Why the Desire to Label Other Opinions as ‘Dumb’?0

    Sometimes our society needs to be reminded of an obvious truth. We find one in Sean Blanda’s essay for Medium this past January. It’s title: “The ‘Other Side’ Is Not Dumb.” As you’ve by no doubt heard or read, America is becoming increasingly polarized. This polarization brings with it a pressure to circle the wagons

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  • Why the Deception? The Chinese Government and Coronavirus

    Why the Deception? The Chinese Government and Coronavirus0

    If you have kept abreast of the coronavirus outbreak in China, an influenza threatening to spread to other parts of the globe, you may be aware that some investigators who believed the virus came from a laboratory rather than a wet market were ridiculed for being anti-Chinese and conspiracy theorists. It now seems that events

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  • Why the Current Unemployment Is Worse Than the Great Depression

    Why the Current Unemployment Is Worse Than the Great Depression0

    The latest report on new unemployment claims was abysmal, coming in at 4.4 million last week, some 100,000 more than surveyed economists had expected. The continuous claims came in at just under 16 million, an all-time record. Mainstream labor economists estimate that, all things considered, the actual unemployment rate now (which is only officially reported

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  • Why the Current Flight to Small Towns May Save America

    Why the Current Flight to Small Towns May Save America0

    A friend of mine decided to shake the dust of the cities off his feet last year and migrate to a more rural area. Reflecting on the move, he seemed surprised at how much he was enjoying the change. My takeaway from our conversation was that his life was fresh and new now that he

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  • Why the Culture Wars Are Philosophy Wars

    Why the Culture Wars Are Philosophy Wars0

    If you watched the Super Bowl you probably saw, and may even have noticed, the Doritos commercial. It contains a pregnant woman’s ultrasound image of her unborn child. The use of that image provoked a tweet of outrage from NARAL Pro-Choice America: Now you might call humanizing human fetuses an “anti-choice tactic,” but as an

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