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Louis Armstrong Lived the American Dream—And Never Apologized For It 0
- Culture
- August 3, 2017
Jazz musician Louis Armstrong claimed he was born on the Fourth of July. Although subsequent research has shown that he was actually born on August 4, Armstrong is no less an American icon, a performer who reconciled people through the joy of his music. What is not so widely known is that this great entertainer
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Atomic Blonde Is a Serious Anti-Communist Historical Drama 0
- Culture
- August 2, 2017
You really have to hand it to the marketing team of Atomic Blonde, the smash hit thriller starring the mighty and immensely talented Charlize Theron. I can just imagine the way it must have gone. Production: “This film is a serious piece of political historiography. It’s about remembering. Many young workers today were born after the
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What’s Next for Venezuela?0
- August 2, 2017
Yesterday’s fraudulent and illegitimate vote to install a constituent assembly in Venezuela is the definitive step towards consolidating a de jure dictatorship in that country. The constituent assembly will enjoy supra-constitutional powers, which means that its prerogatives go beyond writing a new constitution and include, inter alia, dissolving and removing all existing institutions—including those controlled by the opposition or held
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How Government Regulation Caused the Financial Crisis 0
- Economics
- August 2, 2017
Note: Last week I asked why conservative Christian outlets are increasingly promoting socialist ideas and policies. My friend Jake Meador weighed in to help provide some perspective on this trend. Jake himself is the editor of an online Christian magazine—Mere Orthodoxy—that would be described as traditionalist conservative. While he is not a socialist, he admits he
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Google Owes Jordan Peterson an Explanation 0
- Culture
- August 2, 2017
Via the Washington Times: “The University’s of Toronto’s Dr. Jordan B. Peterson turned to famous friends Tuesday after his YouTube account was locked “with no explanation.” The clinical psychologist who shot to fame in 2016 for opposition to Canada’s ‘C-16 bill’ — critics called him “transphobic” for his refusal to use genderless pronouns — said
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Basic Philosophy Educated People Should Know: Aristotle’s ‘Four Causes’0
- Philosophy
- August 2, 2017
The ancient philosophers developed a number of tools through which they could understand reality. One of them, from the writings of Aristotle, the student of Plato (who was himself the student of Socrates), is called the “Four Causes.” The term “cause” is a little misleading. These four causes were the way you explained or defined
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