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Something Rotten in Denmark: Israel, ‘Hamlet,’ and the Current Crisis 13
- Culture, Featured, International, Literature
- June 4, 2024
As someone with a background in foreign affairs and English literature, I realized recently that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the Hamlet of territorial disputes. While Hamlet is often considered the exemplar of Shakespeare’s corpus, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is often regarded as the exemplar of land disputes. Like Hamlet, the conflict has garnered much attention over the
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Shareable Snack: Do Universities Have a Responsibility to Protect Freedom? Russell Kirk on Order and Liberty 0
- Video
- June 4, 2024
What responsibilities do universities have to protect freedom and order? Watch our video to hear philosopher Russell Kirk’s take! Save this article to favorites
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Falling in Love Across the Political Divide 6
- Culture
- June 3, 2024
Growing up in a conservative family in California, I was used to being the odd one out. But that didn’t calm my nerves when the beautiful woman I’d asked to dinner started questioning my beliefs. “So, you’re pretty much a conservative,” she said, eyebrows raised in surprise. “Does that extend to abortion?” I got a
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Christianity, Capitalism, and Colonialism – Nothing To Be Ashamed Of 2
- Culture, Economics, Featured, Religion, Western Civilization
- June 3, 2024
We’ve all heard the rhetorical attacks on Western Civilization—often centered on Christianity, capitalism, or colonialism, and often on all three. Among radical leftists, the consensus is that these elements are evil, but given that each is currently or historically integral to civilization as we know it, it’s worth examining the data to determine whether they
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Homeschoolers Don’t Need Government Regulation 2
- Education, MomThink
- June 3, 2024
Since 2020, the number of families participating in homeschooling has increased significantly, and with it, discussions about regulations. Currently, regulations of homeschoolers are a state-by-state phenomenon, with Pennsylvania and New York among the states with the most regulations and Missouri, Texas, and Oklahoma with the least. Examples of regulations include requiring parents to submit a letter
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Is the Pope Right About the Human Heart Being ‘Fundamentally Good’?9
- Culture, Featured, Religion
- May 31, 2024
Is the Pope Catholic? This humorous rhetorical device has long been used to answer a question with an emphatic “yes!” But after comments made by Pope Francis during a recent 60 Minutes interview, a lot of people are now asking the question for real. “We are all fundamentally good,” Pope Francis told Norah O’Donnell during
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