“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This ancient adage has become a motto for modern man, as it seemingly affirms his hope that taste is purely subjective. People today want to watch what they want, read what they want, and listen to what they want without any comment or judgment from others. But
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Too often in the West, do we assume that almost everyone really wants to live as we do, with our system of government and our cultural freedoms? Consider our regular promotion of democracy and human rights as examples. What are now promoted as expanded human rights, often things that would be considered socially liberal in
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How can parents determine where their child will learn the most and become a well-rounded and knowledgeable citizen? Writing in the early 20th century, British educator and author Charlotte Mason left us with a simple and sound answer to this question: examine school book lists. “Most of us can get into touch with original minds
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These days, it’s usually Donald Trump being attacked for being a “racist” and charged with stirring up “angry, white male” voters. But if you look at both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton events, they appear to be overwhelmingly stirring up whites, too. If you don’t believe it, just take a look at some of the
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Man goes to college. Man takes out loans to pay for college. Man graduates and is surprised to discover how burdensome it is to pay back those loans. It’s a familiar story repeated in outline by Samual Garner in a highly-read piece for Slate this week. But Garner’s story has this one unique detail: he graduated
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Sure, accept Muslim immigrants… but they should prepare to be assimilated. That seems to be the general message of James Kirkup in his editorial today for The Telegraph titled “Yes, Muslims are different. No, we shouldn’t accept that.” His piece was in response to a British politician’s recent statement that attempts to integrate Muslims into
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