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  • Petulant Students Do Not a Utopia Make

    Petulant Students Do Not a Utopia Make0

    For several years, tantrums over allegedly unacceptable speakers were par for the course on college campuses. While the pandemic quelled the noise of these protests for a while, the recent revival of classes and extracurricular activities on campuses promises to kick the canceling back into high gear. In fact, it has already begun. Exhibit A

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  • Peter Hitchens on the War in Syria: An Interview

    Peter Hitchens on the War in Syria: An Interview0

    I was reading George Will on Syria. The piece consists of this: Obligatory reference to the Germans dropping chemical weapons. Wikipedia level knowledge of the types of weapons and a strained causal link to Israel’s motivations in destroying Syrian airfield, completely oblivious of the greater strategic considerations. Mild Wikipedia level history to show that the

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  • Pet-Sitting Kids May Now Get Slapped with Fine

    Pet-Sitting Kids May Now Get Slapped with Fine0

    I got my first job offer around age nine. It was for the illustrious position of “cat-sitter” and lasted for a handful of days while my neighbors were on vacation. The venture was successful, and for the next several years I poked my head through their hydrangea bushes and slipped in the back door countless

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  • Pet Owners Want To Be Masters, Not Servants – Which Is Why We Value Dogs More Than Cats

    Pet Owners Want To Be Masters, Not Servants – Which Is Why We Value Dogs More Than Cats0

    Cat videos may rule the internet, but dogs possess mastery of their owners’ hearts – at least if spending is any guide. Dog owners spend US$240 a month caring for their pets, compared with $193 for cats, according to the 2017-2018 National Pet Owners Survey from the American Pet Products Association. The extra money goes primarily toward vet visits

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  • Perfection Comes at a Price in Latest Adaptation of Austen’s ‘Emma’

    Perfection Comes at a Price in Latest Adaptation of Austen’s ‘Emma’0

    The latest film adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic “Emma” is a visual feast of color, pattern and texture. It’s also a bit too perfect. The colors are too vibrant, the skin too clear, the homes too opulent, the landscapes too gorgeous, the fabrics without any stain or wear. Every frame of director Autumn de Wilde’s

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  • People Without Meaningful Lives Seek Power Over Others

    People Without Meaningful Lives Seek Power Over Others4

    One of my more memorable exchanges with a student came in a principles of economics class. Part of the assignment for that week was chapters from Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist. Ridley compared the living standards of an average worker today with those of The Sun King, Louis XIV, in 1700. Some of my more ahistorical students

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