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  • Soundtrack for a Civil War

    Soundtrack for a Civil War0

    • September 24, 2015

    What is it about music that it can so perfectly capture our sentiments? For anyone who has watched Ken Burns’ series on the Civil War, you probably would recognize ‘Ashokan Farewell’ as the melody played through much of it. Here it is put to images from the war:  What the combatants themselves would have chosen

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  • Sound Reason Is Missing in Action

    Sound Reason Is Missing in Action0

    In a recent article for Intellectual Takeout, I looked at possible explanations for an apparent decline in IQ averages in Europe and America. Since then, I have begun to wonder whether this drop in intelligence might play a part in some of the goofy programs coming out of Washington D.C. of late, and in our inability to exchange

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  • Soulmate Marriage: An Unrealistic Goal?

    Soulmate Marriage: An Unrealistic Goal?1

    A recent edition of the NPR program “Hidden Brain” asked an increasingly prevalent question: “When Did Marriage Become So Hard?” The idea that marriage is difficult is underscored by the fact that nearly 40 to 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce. And although divorce rates are supposedly falling, the numbers of divorced couples

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  • Sorting Through the Confused Theology of Star Wars

    Sorting Through the Confused Theology of Star Wars0

    “Well, I think there is a God. No question. What that God is, or what we know about that God I’m not sure.” –George Lucas The Star Wars film saga is an American classic, long beloved by young and old. One of the series’ most recent spin-off hits is The Mandalorian, a story in which Din Djarin (“Mando”) tries

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  • Sorry… But People Can’t Help ‘Judging’

    Sorry… But People Can’t Help ‘Judging’0

    • March 1, 2016

    One of the seemingly highest values of modern society is summarized in the phrase, “Don’t judge.” The phrase is often used today as an attempt to silence those who openly express disapproval for a certain belief or practice. Of course, this use of the phrase “Don’t judge” does have provenance in the Western, Christian tradition.

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  • Sorry, There Was No Wave of Trump-Inspired Violence or Hate Crimes

    Sorry, There Was No Wave of Trump-Inspired Violence or Hate Crimes0

    We recently wrote about the Louisiana student who reported that she was attacked by a man in a Donald Trump hat. The story quickly went national, but after a brief questioning by police the woman admitted the story was false. I offered some reasons as to why someone might create such a story, though I’ve

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