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  • Women in Combat? Secretary Mattis Steps Into a Minefield

    Women in Combat? Secretary Mattis Steps Into a Minefield0

    Aside from the “is he in or is he out” speculations, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has largely avoided the major controversies that have plagued his fellow Trump cabinet members. But if the reaction to his recent remarks at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) are any indication, his luck may have begun to run out.

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  • No Mas: Enforce the Law, Protect Our Borders

    No Mas: Enforce the Law, Protect Our Borders0

    “In the absence of faith, we govern by tenderness. And tenderness leads to the gas chamber.” – Flannery O’Connor A country that can’t control its borders is by definition no longer a country. As I write these words, 7,000 Hondurans are marching through Mexico determined to force their way into the United States in hopes of

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  • Our Modern World’s Inability to Understand Fairy Tales

    Our Modern World’s Inability to Understand Fairy Tales0

    It’s not fair. This refrain—so quick to be invoked by young children, who seem to develop a thirst for justice very young indeed—may seem like a curious place to begin in defense of fairy tales. But let me explain. But to backtrack a little further first—well, the latest salvo against fairy tales comes from two Hollywood

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  • Why Robin Williams’ Character from ‘Dead Poets Society’ is a Terrible Person

    Why Robin Williams’ Character from ‘Dead Poets Society’ is a Terrible Person1

    He’s an actor we all remember fondly, playing one of the most beloved characters in recent cinematic history in a movie that few in my chosen field of study, English Literature, regard as anything short of scripture. I’m speaking, of course, of Robin Williams and his role as John Keating in “Dead Poets Society,” a

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  • When Sears Used the Market to Combat Jim Crow

    When Sears Used the Market to Combat Jim Crow0

    After 125 years in business, Sears has filed for bankruptcy and may soon be closing its doors forever. This has elicited strong emotions, as Sears has been an integral part of America’s commercial history. But just like Blockbuster and Toys R Us, it’s time for Sears to embrace creative destruction and pave the way for

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  • Why Cultural Marxism Seeks to Control Culture

    Why Cultural Marxism Seeks to Control Culture0

    Another name for the neo-Marxism of increasing popularity in the United States  is “cultural Marxism.” This theory says that the driving force behind the socialist revolution is not the proletariat — but the intellectuals. While Marxism has largely disappeared from the workers’ movement, Marxist theory flourishes today in cultural institutions, in the academic world, and in the

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