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Winter 2026 Is a Great Time to Read Some History
- Culture, Education, Featured, History, Literature, Western Civilization
- December 15, 2025






When a family member or a friend passes away, we often find ourselves reflecting on the question “where are they now?” As mortal beings, it is a question of ultimate significance to each of us. Different cultural groups, and different individuals within them, respond with numerous, often conflicting, answers to questions about life after death.
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“Our brains tend to prioritize immediate satisfaction over long-term rewards,” reports Tim Herrera. Herrera writes, “Even if we know a larger, less-urgent task is vastly more consequential, we will instinctively choose to do a smaller, urgent task anyway.” President Dwight Eisenhower knew his attention could be hijacked. He observed, “I have two kinds of problems,
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A common criticism of Bernie Sanders is that “he doesn’t know anything about economics.” If only he had studied economics in college, some say, he would realize how destructive and illogical socialism is. However, if progressive heroine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s recent interview on PBS’s “Firing Line” is any indication, a degree in economics is no longer
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When we fall ill, our bodies give us symptoms to signal to our brains that trouble is afoot. A fever, for example, lets us know that our body is working in overdrive to fight off some sort of infection. While it may be causing us tremendous discomfort, we know that the fever itself is not the
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We have all heard the comparison between the fall of Rome and the current state of decline in America. The comparison is often repeated, and its warning should not be forgotten. One writer who states this clearly is the historian Thomas Cahill. Writing on Roman decline in the book How the Irish Saved Civilization, Cahill
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Starting in 2019, the city of Stockton will join San Francisco and Oakland in testing a “Universal Basic Income” (UBI) program that could eventually be expanded to a state or national level. The official website for the initiative explains: “The [program] will provide at least 100 Stocktonians with a Guaranteed Income of $500 per month for 18
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