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  • Why are we so understanding towards the crimes of Communism?

    Why are we so understanding towards the crimes of Communism?1

    • July 23, 2015

    On June 1, 2015, a deeply shocking event took place in the former Communist-ruled Hungary. A Court of Second Instance (lower appeals court) voided an earlier court’s finding that a top Communist official and one of the instigators of reprisals against the 1956 Freedom Fighters, Béla Biszku (94), was guilty of war crimes and was

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  • Rome Abandoning Roman Numerals

    Rome Abandoning Roman Numerals0

    • July 23, 2015

    The barbarian conquest continues. The Telegraph reports that the city of Rome will be abandoning the use of Roman numerals on “street signs, official documents, bills and identity cards,” because they are “too complicated” for today’s people. I know, I know. Some will say that we shouldn’t fuss about this one action, that it doesn’t indicate

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  • High School History Lessons: 1936 vs. Today

    High School History Lessons: 1936 vs. Today0

    • July 23, 2015

    How do today’s American history textbooks differ from those of nearly a century ago? I found myself wondering this when I obtained a copy of the popular AP U.S. History textbook America’s History. According to a group of over 100 prominent scholars, history texts like this one have been newly formatted to focus on “identity-group

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  • Portland Diner Incident: They Were Both to Blame

    Portland Diner Incident: They Were Both to Blame0

    • July 22, 2015

    By now, many of you have read about the incident. For many parents, it’s a worst nightmare scenario. A vacationing couple went out to breakfast at Marcy’s Diner in Portland, Maine, with their 2-year-old daughter. The 2-year-old began to scream, and didn’t stop. Exasperated, and after giving a couple of hints, the owner—Darla Neugebauer—finally slammed

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  • When Libertarianism and Relativism Collide

    When Libertarianism and Relativism Collide0

    • July 21, 2015

    A question posed in one of our most popular Facebook posts: Can you answer it? Save this article to favorites

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  • Should the U.S. Legalize Polygamy?0

    • July 21, 2015

    The title of a piece in today’s New York Times poses the question: “Is Polygamy Next?” In it, University of Chicago law professor William Baude discusses the precedent for legalizing polygamy in America—a precedent created by the legalization of same-sex marriage. Baude believes there is a very good argument in favor of legalizing polygamy: “Justice

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