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  • Is Technology Addiction the New Barbarism?

    Is Technology Addiction the New Barbarism?1

    I have often been called a Luddite. It’s not a very nice word and it’s not a very nice thing to be called. For those who have no idea what the word means, the original Luddites were workers during the early years of the Industrial Revolution who smashed machinery in factories because they believed it

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  • Is Taiwan’s Independence Worth War?

    Is Taiwan’s Independence Worth War?4

    When a man knows he is about to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully, said Dr. Samuel Johnson. If there is any benefit to be realized from the collision between China and the U.S. over Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s proposed trip to Taiwan, it is this: America needs to reflect long and

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  • Is Sweden Socialist? No, but …

    Is Sweden Socialist? No, but …0

    The myth that Sweden is a utopian paradise where all the social problems have been solved and that you can have high growth with high taxes has been touted by Bernie Sanders as well as the many Millennials that follow him.   The glory days for Sweden economically took place prior to the 1960s, when

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  • Is Suicide Contagious?

    Is Suicide Contagious?0

    In 1983, The New York Times ran a story titled “MICRONESIA’S MALE SUICIDE RATE DEFIES SOLUTION.” The story opened with this nut graph: In the islands of Micronesia, young men are killing themselves at one of the highest rates in the world, researchers say, and no one knows what to do about it. Suicides among

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  • Is Spanking Harmful? Why Research Hasnt Given Us a Clear Answer0

    The spanking debate, in case you have not heard, is over. Or is it? Contrary to Psychology Today’s pronouncement, arguments over the effectiveness are far from over. Child professionals line up either on either side of the debate, armed with an arsenal of research supporting their own view. One of the more recent studies, conducted

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  • Is Society Destroying the Kind of Women Men Want?

    Is Society Destroying the Kind of Women Men Want?0

    Several months ago, I wrote a short piece asking whether or not men still “admire, respect, and value the women who don’t chase after or toy with them.” The question spawned from various works of classic literature and movies such as Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, which finds the heroine’s quiet, non-attention-grabbing ways captivating the heart

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