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  • Why Not Polygamy?

    Why Not Polygamy?1

    As same-sex marriage became widely accepted in the U.S. over the last decade, a surefire way to increase the decibel level of a conversation on the issue was to bring up polygamy. Liberal and conservative proponents of same-sex marriage alike said opponents of gay marriage were relying on weak slippery-slope arguments (they often were). Lengthy

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  • Why Not Having Habits Makes You Miserable

    Why Not Having Habits Makes You Miserable0

    As distant children of the Enlightenment and Age of Reason, we still highly value the ideals of self-determination, freedom from structure, and independence from the past. These things are good—but only to a certain extent. The process of maturity eventually reveals that one is never entirely independent of the past, that the absence of any

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  • Why New York’s Hand Sanitizer Stunt Won’t Work

    Why New York’s Hand Sanitizer Stunt Won’t Work0

    As new cases of COVID-19 continue to be diagnosed in the U.S. and abroad, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the state is prepared to introduce its own brand of hand sanitizer, free of charge, called NYS Clean hand sanitizer. At the press conference unveiling the brand, Cuomo remarked, “This is a superior

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  • Why Natural Depression Therapies Are Better Than Pills

    Why Natural Depression Therapies Are Better Than Pills0

    Winter is upon us. And with it comes the annual worsening of depressive symptoms. Sadly, in the United States, suicide continues to claim more lives than firearms, and suicide rates are increasing in nearly all states. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that death by suicide has increased by 30 per cent

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  • Why Name-Calling Is a Sign of a Poor Argument

    Why Name-Calling Is a Sign of a Poor Argument1

    “Racist!” “Misogynist!” “NAZI!!!” You may be a member of the Amish community if you haven’t heard someone hurl one of these insults at another individual. Given our cultural climate, you yourself have likely been on the receiving end of such demeaning labels. I count myself in that latter club. “Misogynist” is the label that I’ve

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  • Why Mysteries Are Good for the Rational Soul

    Why Mysteries Are Good for the Rational Soul0

    Mysteries and crime fiction hold a special kind of appeal. Just look at the immense popularity of true crime podcasts, police procedurals on network TV, or the undying interest in the works of Agatha Christie. Some of the earliest forms of literature we have are mysteries, such as “Oedipus Rex,” and some of the greatest

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