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Rand Paul Proves in One Tweet That Congress Is Broken 0
- Education
- March 23, 2018
Congress passed a $1.3 trillion “kitchen sink” spending bill early Friday that increases domestic and defense spending. The bill passed by a 65-32 vote in the Senate and 256-167 in the House. Republican budget hawks (yes, there are a few) opposed the bill; but enough Democrats joined the majority for the legislation to easily pass.
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Leo Tolstoy Believed Life Was Meaningless. This Changed His Mind.0
- Culture
- March 22, 2018
A person, 50 years old, is in full blown mid-life crisis. Even with fame, fortune, and a loving family, life is meaningless. This was Leo Tolstoy. Having written War and Peace and Anna Karenina, he was one of the most celebrated authors in the history of mankind. Yet, Leo Tolstoy found himself immersed in despair.
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How Western Civilization Survived ‘By the Skin of Its Teeth’0
- History
- March 22, 2018
According to the 20th century theologian Georges Florovsky, Protestant historiography is one of “decay”. In the traditional Protestant view (by no means shared by all Protestants today), Christianity was in its purest form in its beginning stages, and over the centuries experienced a gradual distortion until its “Reformation” in the 16th century. Because of the
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I’m a High School Senior. We Can Make Schools Safer Without Curbing Gun Rights.0
- Politics
- March 22, 2018
Since the shooting in Parkland, Florida, students across the country have shown support for increased restrictions on gun ownership, and the media has given these students massive amounts of attention. As an 18-year-old who supports the Second Amendment, I can’t help but notice that teens who share my beliefs are being largely ignored. Almost all
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You Married the ‘Wrong One’ – Now What?0
- Culture
- March 22, 2018
Kate Emory married “the wrong man”, and she thinks she’s not alone. A recent survey “revealed that a third of married Britons have regrets about their marriage, 1.4 million admit that they married the wrong person, while more than 1.2 million are only staying in it for the children and would soon tick every single box.”
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Why Father Figures Are Important to Boys (And Why This Idea Is Suddenly Controversial)0
- March 22, 2018
I’ve taught a weekly, inner-city preschool class for some years now. Currently, the class make-up is one-quarter girls and three-quarters boys. Two members of this boy monopoly are a particularly dynamic duo, known for their grand (i.e. loud) entrances, boisterous singing, and penchant for asking to use the bathroom at the most inconvenient times. They
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Rand Paul Proves in One Tweet That Congress Is Broken 0