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Pursuing the Good Life 0
- Culture
- August 31, 2016
In The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis writes upon the differences between previous eras in human history and our modern world, which has arguably been building since the 1700s: “For the wise men of old the cardinal problem had been how to conform the soul to reality, and the solution had been knowledge, self-discipline, and
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Alexander Hamilton Predicted How the Colonies Would Defeat Britian 0
- History
- August 31, 2016
Early in 1775, a scathing 84-page essay was published anonymously in response to “A Full Vindication to the Measures of the Congress,” an essay written by Samuel Seabury, a bishop in the Episcopal Church and American loyalist who opposed the liberty movement in the American Colonies. The essay, entitled “The Farmer Refuted,” was published by a
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UK Report: One in Four Adults ‘Struggle to Read Bus Timetable’0
- Culture
- August 31, 2016
In 1927, G. K. Chesterton gave a talk at University College, London, on the topic of “Culture and the Coming Peril”. It was one of the best talks he ever gave and one of the most prophetic. He began by addressing the expectation of many in his audience that the “coming peril” was communism, the
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The Humility, Charity, and Comic Genius of Gene Wilder 0
- Culture
- August 31, 2016
Gene Wilder lived by those words. The world lost the great comedic actor on August 28, 2016, from complications with Alzheimer’s. With impressive stoicism and thoughtfulness for his many young fans, Wilder decided not to publicly disclose that he was suffering from the disease for the past few years because “he simply couldn’t bear the idea of
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Is Clinton’s Pay-to-Play the Natural Consequence of Big Government?0
- Culture
- August 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton has been taking heat for her relationship with the Clinton Foundation. Did individuals and firms making large donations to the Foundation, or paying large speaking or consulting fees to Bill Clinton, get preferred access to Ms. Clinton as Secretary of State? Is there a revolving door between the Clinton campaign and the Foundation’s
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Users of UK Parenting Website Revolt Against Transgenderism 0
- Culture
- August 30, 2016
A rebellion against transgenderism has broken out on the hugely popular British parenting website Mumsnet after some users were banned for “misgendering” and “transphobia” in referring to certain persons, it seems. Starting Thursday evening UK time the “I am Spartacus” thread has attracted more than 800 posts, all but a handful rejecting the idea of
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