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Transcendence and the Practice of Music 0
- Culture
- May 15, 2024
The ability to make music has been one of the great blessings of my life. I have played the violin since the age of eight and have sung in my parish choir for a number of years, and have always found music to be, not an embellishment to life, but an integral part of it.
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Tradition: Good or Bad? How Francis Bacon Approached Communal Customs 1
- Philosophy, Western Civilization
- May 14, 2024
Almost single-handedly, Sir Francis Bacon popularized the scientific method. He’s credited, too, with inspiring “the modern world as we currently know it.” In his remarkable works (such as his famous Essays), Bacon drew heavily on ancient literature and proverbs: He looked to the past as well as toward the future. In our fast-changing times, we
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What the Campus Protesters Don’t Understand About Civilization 5
- Culture, Education, Featured, Western Civilization
- May 14, 2024
Recently, when disembarking a flight, the “thank you” I gave the pilot and crew was not perfunctory. Although my gratitude probably didn’t seem effusive from the outside, a depth of emotion touched me after I delivered it. Airline travel is one of the miracles of modern living, requiring human cooperation and coordination. Deeply, I felt
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Shareable Snack: Carl Sagan on How Public Schools Hurt Science Education 0
- Video
- May 14, 2024
Years ago, Carl Sagan warned how public schools were ruining children’s natural curiosity. Watch our video to hear him talk about how public schools hurt science education! Save this article to favorites
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How Historical Revisionism Hides ‘Oppenheimer’s’ Secrets 7
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, History
- May 13, 2024
Since its release in the summer of 2023, critics and fans have not stopped talking about Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. But the more I watch and read people’s views on the film, the more I suspect that a large number of us completely missed the artistic thrust of the project. Oppenheimer, based on the Pulitzer-winning book
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Milgram in the Modern Day: Psychology of Antisemitism in Higher Ed 1
- Education, Science
- May 13, 2024
Mere days after Columbia’s president testified the university was doing “everything it can” against antisemitism, extremist protestors took over the campus, threatening and attacking Jewish students, encouraging others to become “martyrs” like the Hamas terrorists who committed the Oct. 7 massacre, and calling for Oct. 7 to become “every day” for Jews worldwide. After Jewish community leaders called for Jewish
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