““[E]very saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.” This Christian quote that everyone takes out of context is from Oscar Wilde. Watch our video to see what Wilde actually meant by those words. Save this article to favorites
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Artificial intelligence is a buzzword these days, captivating America’s imagination but also stirring fears. At the heart of our AI fascination lies this dilemma: Is AI a force for good, is it neutral, or is it evil? And how will AI impact our democracy? First, it must be acknowledged that there are indeed substantial benefits
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English philosopher Antony Flew once commented that Islam was “best described in a Marxian way as the uniting and justifying ideology of Arab imperialism.” This is a rather provocative notion, but it’s not as implausible as it seems. Arab imperialism is a very real phenomenon. As James Sinkinson writes, “Arabs are the most successful colonizers
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My son’s school assigned a civics project for summer vacation. The project’s scope is expansive and spans from explaining the history and functions of the three branches of government to creating a flip book of landmark Supreme Court cases like Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v Board of Education. One of the tasks is a minor level of
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Ancient philosophers didn’t like democracy. Cicero, the great Roman defender of natural rights, is a case-in-point. So as Americans gear up for another presidential election, it’s worth taking a look at his reasons for rejecting popular government. Politics played an outsized role in Cicero’s life, so it’s not surprising that he wrote and spoke a
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Back-to-school season is here, and with the recent examples of race-based classroom activities and sexually charged curriculum in schools nationwide, parents are right to wonder what their students will be taught this fall. A recent commentary by an education reporter about his own children revealed that last year his sixth grader had no homework, spelling tests, handwriting
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