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  • Against the Maternal State

    Against the Maternal State0

    In the late nineteenth century, many Americans took pride in living in a country that boasted so much freedom. In describing their society and polity, they often contrasted them with what they called paternalism, which they believed was the rule in certain European countries, such as Germany, where a proto-welfare state began to be developed

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  • The Reason Evangelicals Are Okay Voting For Roy Moore

    The Reason Evangelicals Are Okay Voting For Roy Moore0

    Roy Moore allegedly stalking girls, Donald Trump’s mic’d misogyny, family values Congressman Wesley Goodman’s alleged sexual harassment of young Republican men and the Bill O’Reilly and Roger Ailes resignations at Fox News – all of these point to a would-be crisis. Some evangelicals have rebelled. R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of the Southern Baptist Theological

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  • Rest and Quiet Contemplation: We Need More

    Rest and Quiet Contemplation: We Need More0

    At meetings, conferences, receptions, and even during casual conversations I’m inevitably asked if I saw so-and-so on the stir-the-pot talk show last night or if I listened to talking-head-Bob this afternoon on his critique-everything radio show. Inevitably, my answer is, “No.” The same sorts of questions arise when it comes to the latest release of talking-head-Jane’s

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  • Should Women Take Their Husband’s Last Name?

    Should Women Take Their Husband’s Last Name?0

    When it comes to gender norms in America, the times they are a changin’. One of the signs of this is the decline in the number of women changing their names after marriage. Recent surveys suggest that thirty percent of married American women either combine their names with their husbands’ names, or never change their

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  • ‘Free Will Exists’: G.K. Chesterton’s Philosophy in 3 Words

    ‘Free Will Exists’: G.K. Chesterton’s Philosophy in 3 Words0

    If one were to capture G.K. Chesterton’s philosophy to just a few words, it could be done in this sentence: Free will exists. Almost everything else that he wrote followed from this belief, including his objection to fatalism and determinism in all their forms. Chesterton did concede that the determinist thinks that he is a

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  • How to Live Like a Bitcoin Millionaire

    How to Live Like a Bitcoin Millionaire0

    • December 11, 2017

    The opportunity is to live every dream you have ever had. Now. The problem is that for every dream you realize, you have to relinquish some of your property. And every bit of that property is hard to come by, extraordinarily lucrative, and the single most in-demand thing on the planet earth. So, yes, you

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