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Walker Percy’s Theory on the Redemptive Power of Hurricanes 0
- Literature
- September 11, 2017
The idea that hurricanes can be anything other than destructive might sound strange to many people. And the idea that they can be a source of redemption and healing probably sounds downright absurd. But the novelist Walker Percy (1916-1990) believed just that. To Percy, a writer and philosopher from Louisiana, modern man’s great struggle was
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Why Chesterton Matters More Than Ever 0
- Economics
- September 11, 2017
As fall approaches and students head off to college, can hitting the books be far behind? Maybe the attack is already underway, as incoming freshmen finally turn to that summer reading assigned by colleges at the time of their acceptance. But for all students there are syllabi to be read, books to be purchased—and perhaps
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Is it Time for Conservatives to Create an Alternate Culture?0
- Culture
- September 11, 2017
The culture leans sharply left, and in our current, highly-polarized political climate that means conservatives in the arts tend to be treated as outsiders at best and pariahs at worst. Listen to the personal experiences of conservatives in Hollywood, for example, whether “above the line” (the stars, producers and directors) or below it (the rest
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Will America Be Better Off Without Religion?0
- Religion
- September 11, 2017
The Enlightenment dream was of a West united by the secular ideals of freedom and equality, rather than by traditional Christianity. Apparently, that dream is finally becoming more of a reality. According to a poll released by the Pew Foundation last week, a “rapidly rising” segment of U.S. adults now identify as “spiritual but not
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The Myth That Climate Change Created Harvey, Irma 0
- Religion
- September 11, 2017
Flooding in homes and businesses across Houston was still on the rise when Politico ran a provocative article, titled “Harvey Is What Climate Change Looks Like.” Politico was not alone, as another news outlet called the one-two punch of Harvey and Irma the potential “new normal.” Brad Johnson, executive director of the advocacy group Climate
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Real Progressives Study the Classics 0
- Culture
- September 8, 2017
Classical education has a marketing problem. Across the nation, schools that use a classical curriculum—one that emphasizes traditional methods of teaching the basics and a knowledge of ancient literature—are producing remarkably well-educated students. (For an example of a classical curriculum, check out this school near the Intellectual Takeout offices.) Yet, at the same time,
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Walker Percy’s Theory on the Redemptive Power of Hurricanes 0