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  • Patrick Deneen: Why Liberalism Has Failed

    Patrick Deneen: Why Liberalism Has Failed0

    Patrick Deneen’s thoughtful book poses a challenge to libertarians. Deneen, a political theorist who teaches at Notre Dame, has with great force identified a fundamental tendency of our times. Destruction of traditional attachments to family, local institutions, culture, and virtuous behavior isolates individuals and makes them dependent on an all-powerful government. In arguing in this

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  • Patients Threatened by Reparations Medicine

    Patients Threatened by Reparations Medicine0

    If you’re white and middle class, the push for health care “equity” could kill you. Prominent medical organizations and the Biden administration are pushing for rules that will move “disadvantaged” populations to the front of the line for scarce medical resources—think vaccines, ventilators, monoclonal antibody treatments. That means everyone else waits longer, in some cases

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  • Patients Fearing COVID-19 Risk Their Lives By Delaying Medical Care

    Patients Fearing COVID-19 Risk Their Lives By Delaying Medical Care0

    “Where have all the patients gone?” That’s what doctors in our West Virginia University hospitals began asking as the coronavirus pandemic spread. We were prepared for a rise in COVID-19 patients, but we didn’t expect the sharp decline we saw in everyday cases. Our emergency department visits fell by half in early April, a time

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  • Patients Are ‘Dying in Corridors’ of Britain’s Single-Payer Health System

    Patients Are ‘Dying in Corridors’ of Britain’s Single-Payer Health System0

    “Patients dying in hospital corridors.” So went the headline which appeared on the BBCs website last week, detailing the newest outrages which have emerged from Britain’s crisis-beset healthcare system. This most recent revelation came as a result of an open letter sent to the Prime Minister by 68 senior doctors, offering details of the inhuman conditions which have

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  • Pathologizing Healthy Opinions

    Pathologizing Healthy Opinions0

    At some point you’ve probably heard an opinion of yours about morality, religion, or politics summarily dismissed with a reaction like: “You only say that because you’re a _____!” or “That’s just an excuse for _______.” Frustrating, isn’t it? If you’ve supplied reasons for your position, they don’t tackle those reasons. They just assume you’re

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  • Pat the (Offensive) Bunny

    Pat the (Offensive) Bunny0

    • September 25, 2015

    Nothing gives you an idea of how much things have changed like old children’s books. In many a nursery room around the U.S., you will likely find a number of little, worn-down hardcover books that have been read a thousand times. Goodnight Moon, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Guess How Much I Love You, and Pat

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