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How Believing in Socialism Can Make You Miserable 0
- Culture
- January 25, 2018
On my (Brittany’s) college campus, the largest and most active club was the “Revolutionary Student Union,” also known as the school’s resident Marxists. Even then, I passionately disagreed with socialism. But one thing that struck me was how these students were not only wrong, but seemed deeply unhappy. They always walked into class scowling and
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Author: ‘Modern Civilization Is A Universal Conspiracy Against All Interior Life’2
- Religion
- January 25, 2018
I came across a quote on Facebook the other day whose profundity struck me and several others. Here it is: “You understand absolutely nothing about modern civilization unless you first admit that it is a universal conspiracy against all interior life.” The quote comes from the French Catholic author Georges Bernanos (1888-1948). He is best known
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Does the Quest for Equality Degrade Women?0
- Culture
- January 25, 2018
For any number of years, schools, counselors, and politicians have been doing their best to get more girls into the fields of science, math, technology, and engineering (STEM). These fields have traditionally been dominated by men, and boosting the levels of women involved in STEM seems like a brilliant way to overcome sexism and promote
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Capitalism’s Biggest Enemies Are Capitalists 0
- Economics
- January 24, 2018
For most of human history, mankind’s standard of living remained perilously close to a bare subsistence level. Then, a few hundred years ago, capitalism brought with it the Industrial Revolution that has generated unprecedented economic progress. Capitalism is by far the most effective anti-poverty program in the world’s history. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, economic
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What Cathy Newman’s Interview with Jordan Peterson Really Tells Us 0
- Culture
- January 24, 2018
A week ago Britain’s Channel 4, a public service, aired an interview with Canadian academic and free speech hero Jordan B. Peterson. The interview, coinciding with the release in the UK of his book, 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos (more about which in MercatorNet soon), has been viewed more than 3,460,000 times
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Understanding Why Some Female Teachers Have Sex With Students 1
- Culture
- January 24, 2018
More than 100 women were convicted of sexual offences in the UK in 2015. The figures, obtained via a freedom of information request, show the number of convictions almost trebled in a decade. Among those convicted were a number of school staff, including teachers, a head teacher and a teaching assistant. The attractive female teacher
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