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Why Are Teenagers So Depressed?0
- Culture
- April 2, 2018
On a November morning in 2003, Pope John Paul II spoke to an audience gathered at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. The theme of the speech was depression. The event had been arranged by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Workers and the Sick, and in his speech, the pope
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The Killing of the American White Male 0
- Culture
- April 2, 2018
Not long ago I was traveling back from a speaking engagement when I pulled into a Waffle House for breakfast. Waffle House is usually populated by working-class men at that time of morning, and this day was no exception. The exception was that I was joined at the counter by a well dressed, middle-aged white
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Donations to NRA Triple Amid Demands for Stricter Gun Control 0
- Politics
- April 2, 2018
Donations to the National Rifle Association’s political action committee more than tripled amid heightened calls for stricter gun control laws. After a 19-year-old with an AR 15-style rifle took 17 lives Feb. 14 at a high school in Parkland, Florida, some Americans demanded more restrictions on gun ownership. A retired Supreme Court justice, John Paul
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The Myth of the Pagan Origins of Easter (Jesus of Nazareth’s Resurrection)0
- Culture
- March 29, 2018
You may not get any chocolate bunnies this Easter, but you’re bound to stumble across an article or meme suggesting that the story of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead is just a reincarnation of some pagan myth. Whether it’s Ishtar, Osiris, or Attis, these claims are tantalizing but devoid of scholarly content–much like the
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What the Original ‘Fascist Manifesto’ Said 0
- Culture
- March 29, 2018
A ghastly phantom has descended upon America: the specter of anti-capitalism. Young people march behind the socialist bandwagon and some activists block free speech as members of a group called “Antifa”. This “anti-fascist” movement engages in militant protests and does not shrink from using violence. As a part of the extreme left, the members of
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Social Psychology Suggests ‘March for Our Lives’ Is Unlikely to Change Anything. Here’s Why.0
- Education
- March 29, 2018
Like many recent political movements, March for Our Lives was marked with grandstanding, emotional appeals and the moral outrage that have come to define modern political protests. The mainstream media promises, however, that “this time, it’s different,” and this march for gun control (let’s be honest about its intentions) will change America and eventually end
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Why Are Teenagers So Depressed?0