Marcus Aurelius (121-180 A.D.), the last of Rome’s Five Great Emperors, was in many ways the paradigm of Plato’s philosopher king. His Meditations (essentially a diary written for himself) reveal a man striving for peace through wisdom, self-control, and stoical acceptance of the pain and pitfalls that accompany life. In Aurelius’ case, tragedy came early.
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It’s almost a rite of passage for Hollywood celebrities to tell people in flyover country how to think and for whom to vote. At least one A-list celebrity had a suggestion for them: stop doing that. In a recent interview, two-time Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg made it clear he was not a fan of actors
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A lot of ink has already been spent on what President-Elect Donald Trump should do in his first 100 days after he is sworn in Jan. 20, 2017. Ceasing federal contributions to the Corporation on Public Broadcasting—which has an operating budget of $445 million budget, and funds both National Public Radio and the Public
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Dear Clinton Voters: I know this election has been painful for you. Many feel betrayed and even believe yourselves no longer living in the country you thought you were. Reflect on that pain and frustration for a moment. Now recognize how you feel now is how an equally large, possibly larger, number felt for the past eight years.
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As Intellectual Takeout has explained before, there’s a bit of a void when it comes to rational discourse in America’s high schools. So much so, that some students are taking things into their own hands with after school clubs in order to provide a platform for informed, reasonable dialogue about today’s issues. But unfortunately, it’s
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Was Hitler—and by implication his ideology and the atrocities he committed—the product of increasing secularization in society, or was he rather an example of the perils of religion run amok? This is not just a sterile academic debate, but arouses the passions of many people today. In Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs That Drove the Third
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