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  • Selflessness Sets the ‘Soul on Fire’

    Selflessness Sets the ‘Soul on Fire’0

    Can America recover from the “loneliness epidemic” in which we increasingly find ourselves? We all know that although we’re more connected than ever, we strangely feel more isolated as well. Researchers regularly note the skyrocketing number of lonely people, in fact, one study from 2021 found that the number of Americans who say they have no close

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  • Self-Sacrifice: The Most Powerful Idea in Our Culture

    Self-Sacrifice: The Most Powerful Idea in Our Culture0

    One of the things I enjoy doing most is taking my older two children (6 and 4) to the movies, something my father often did with me. (I can still name every movie I went to with Dad.) Our culture has changed in a great many ways since I was a youngster, but in some

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  • Self-Governance Is the Bedrock of Liberty

    Self-Governance Is the Bedrock of Liberty0

    Those who refuse to govern themselves will be governed by others. This is one of the takeaway lessons from the recent elections, particularly in New York City. There a young and inexperienced pro-Islamist and democratic socialist won the mayoral election in part by promising voters goodies like free bus transportation, free childcare, some government grocery

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  • Self-Flagellation Is Not the Right Response to White Privilege

    Self-Flagellation Is Not the Right Response to White Privilege0

    Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social media platform Reddit, was loudly acclaimed when he recently announced his decision to resign from the Reddit board. The resignation was not made because of a moral scandal, or a need to spend more time with his family. Instead, Ohanian made the choice because of the color of his

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  • Self-Esteem: Not the Virtue We Think It Is

    Self-Esteem: Not the Virtue We Think It Is0

    Can you name the seven traditional cardinal virtues? Author G.K. Chesterton makes it easy, dividing the seven into “pagan” and “Christian” virtues. Among the former were prudence, courage, temperance, and justice. Among the latter were faith, hope, and charity. Humility apparently didn’t make the cut. Was it worth defending? Chesterton certainly thought so. But since

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  • Self Control: The Overlooked Key to Wealth and Health

    Self Control: The Overlooked Key to Wealth and Health0

    Experts often tell us that actions are a product of our genetics and environment. Happiness, health, and success correlate with biological or external realities. We can’t escape them, but we must cope with them. Turns out, that’s only part of the story. We have a secret weapon to take back ownership of our fates.    Self-control. 

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