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  • Miss South Carolina’s Comment on Modesty Makes Waves

    Miss South Carolina’s Comment on Modesty Makes Waves1

    For those who didn’t know – or chose not to notice – the pageant to choose Miss America 2017 took place over the weekend. Per usual, the central feature of the competition saw contestants parade around in glitzy dresses and streamlined swimsuits. But while such costumes seem to be a required part of the show,

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  • Miss Manners: Trump is Making Americans Ruder

    Miss Manners: Trump is Making Americans Ruder0

    In a recent article in The Atlantic, Judith Martin or ‘Miss Manners’ insists that the reason why most people have deplorable manners is not poor upbringing, but Donald Trump. Not only does fact imitate fiction and life imitates art. According to Miss Manners, the public imitates politicians. Martin rehearses the age-old argument that political leaders

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  • Miss Manners Rescues Civilization: A Forlorn Hope

    Miss Manners Rescues Civilization: A Forlorn Hope0

    By now, unless you have spent the past two decades living as a Venusian, you are aware that good manners in the public square and in social media are at rock bottom. In addition to the kooks attacking speakers in colleges, mobs surrounding and screaming at members of Donald Trump’s cabinet when they appear in

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  • Misleading Myths of Feminism Ignore the Human Heart

    Misleading Myths of Feminism Ignore the Human Heart0

    Two myths shared by feminism and the radical left have a major influence on contemporary culture. One is that the external problems of life are the most significant; the second, that men do the bad things. These are united by one underlying assumption: the public is more significant than the private. Yet some things are

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  • Mises’ Observations on the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

    Mises’ Observations on the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire0

    Observations on the Causes of the Decline of Ancient Civilization Knowledge of the effects of government interference with market prices makes us comprehend the economic causes of a momentous historical event, the decline of ancient civilization. It may be left undecided whether or not it is correct to call the economic organization of the Roman

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  • Minnesota to Highly Qualified, Unlicensed Teachers: Go Away

    Minnesota to Highly Qualified, Unlicensed Teachers: Go Away0

    • June 5, 2015

    I am not qualified to teach in Minnesota public schools. Here are my non-qualifications: A B.A. in Philosophy from Augsburg College An M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Wales (U.K.) I worked as a teaching assistant for several courses during this time. 14 years of successful teaching at Trinity School at River

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