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I came across a quote on Facebook the other day whose profundity struck me and several others. Here it is: “You understand absolutely nothing about modern civilization unless you first admit that it is a universal conspiracy against all interior life.” The quote comes from the French Catholic author Georges Bernanos (1888-1948). He is best known
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For any number of years, schools, counselors, and politicians have been doing their best to get more girls into the fields of science, math, technology, and engineering (STEM). These fields have traditionally been dominated by men, and boosting the levels of women involved in STEM seems like a brilliant way to overcome sexism and promote
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For most of human history, mankind’s standard of living remained perilously close to a bare subsistence level. Then, a few hundred years ago, capitalism brought with it the Industrial Revolution that has generated unprecedented economic progress. Capitalism is by far the most effective anti-poverty program in the world’s history. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, economic
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A week ago Britain’s Channel 4, a public service, aired an interview with Canadian academic and free speech hero Jordan B. Peterson. The interview, coinciding with the release in the UK of his book, 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos (more about which in MercatorNet soon), has been viewed more than 3,460,000 times
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More than 100 women were convicted of sexual offences in the UK in 2015. The figures, obtained via a freedom of information request, show the number of convictions almost trebled in a decade. Among those convicted were a number of school staff, including teachers, a head teacher and a teaching assistant. The attractive female teacher
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If you grew up as a normal child, you probably uttered the following words at some point: “But Mom! Why do I have to go to school today? I don’t learn anything anyway!” If you’ve been on the receiving end of this complaint, you’ve probably channeled your own mother, protesting vehemently and declaring that the
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