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  • Gillette and the Rise of Political Sycophancy

    Gillette and the Rise of Political Sycophancy0

    What is the deal with razor companies? First they put their products under lock and key, making it practically impossible to actually buy a razor, then they insult their customers.   No wonder beards are making comeback.   Gillette’s new commercial warning against toxic masculinity has attracted ridicule for alienating the very men who buy

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  • Denmark to American Politicians: We’re Not Socialist

    Denmark to American Politicians: We’re Not Socialist0

    Democratic Socialists have presented Denmark as the elusive nation where socialism has been successful, and thus a model for the policies they would implement in the United States. Bernie Sanders regularly invoked Denmark during the 2016 presidential campaign, and Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez reassured 60 Minutes viewers that her version of democratic socialism would veer more toward Denmark than Venezuela. Just weeks

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  • Why the Gillette Ad Has Been Misjudged and Deserves a Second Look

    Why the Gillette Ad Has Been Misjudged and Deserves a Second Look0

    When I clicked play on Gillette’s new ad, I was fully prepared to roll my eyes at it.     I was expecting something along the lines of Nike’s controversial Colin Kaepernick campaign, another example of (as several Twitter users have put it) “companies pretend[ing] to care about social justice to sell products to people

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  • Why Ex-Churchgoers Flocked to Trump

    Why Ex-Churchgoers Flocked to Trump0

    If you’ve ever been to a Donald Trump rally, you’ll notice it doesn’t match the impression left by the media coverage of the president’s base. Anger, for instance, isn’t the prevailing mood. Hopefulness is more characteristic. But there’s more. There’s something about these rallies that goes beyond politics, and his harshest critics have found it

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  • Why California’s 6-Month Paid Leave Program is Not as Popular as You Think

    Why California’s 6-Month Paid Leave Program is Not as Popular as You Think0

    At a press conference earlier this month, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new plan to offer 6-months of paid family leave in the Golden State. Despite it being the most generous in the nation, CNN parenting contributor Elissa Strauss felt it’s not enough, saying it’s “so much better than nothing, but leaves room for improvement.” Yet,

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  • Discovering How to Make Peace with Ourselves After Moral Failure

    Discovering How to Make Peace with Ourselves After Moral Failure0

    You are a good person who abides by a moral code, right? Whatever its source, this code serves as your set of principles, an ethical standard you cannot violate without damaging your soul. The code is your Ten Commandments, your Constitution, the high altar of all you hold true and good.   Then, for whatever

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