In The Sword of Imagination, Russell Kirk has a beautiful line about the natural condition of man. It is a strong reminder that while our civilization seems strong and our freedoms are cherished, they must always be nourished and cultivated in each generation. Here’s the line: “Order, justice, and freedom are garden plants; the natural
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Mass human psychology plays a major role in determining who gets elected in this country of ours. That psychology, though, varies wildly depending on current events. Some men benefit from the times and some men are destroyed by the times. Would George Washington be electable today? Would Lincoln have succeeded at any other time than
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Every year it seems there is some new “War on Christmas” incident in the schools. One of the most recent examples occurred in a New York public school: “New principal Eujin Jaela Kim has given PS 169 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a politically correct scrub-down, to the dismay of teachers and parents. ‘We definitely can’t
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Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame is not a big fan of pushing everyone toward college and the student loan debt that comes with it. On Facebook yesterday, he posted some harsh words on this topic in response to a December 13 Bernie Sanders tweet. His post went viral. First, here is what Sanders tweeted:
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Recent surveys have shown that 70% of Americans hate their jobs. In many cases, this hate is caused or fueled by having to work with some pretty contemptible people. These individuals can make life miserable for their coworkers, and often end up hurting the company, too. I assume that most of you could quickly rattle
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An article in the New York Times opinion section has invited a discussion on lying. Gerald Dworkin, the author, alleges that while most of us condemn lying, we also all lie to each other regularly. So, he argues, there is not actually an absolute societal prohibition on lying, but rather lying in certain circumstances:
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