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Is Russia Part of Western Civilization?0
- History
- July 18, 2017
A recent tweet by conservative columnist and vlogger Dennis Prager about the news media posing a greater threat to “Western civilization” than Russia has prompted a fierce backlash on online media. It has also indirectly given voice to an age-old question about Russia: is she Western, or not? Are Russia and America bound by the
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Has Star Wars Become a False Idol for Lost and Distracted Souls?0
- Culture
- July 18, 2017
HAN: Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid. LUKE: You don’t believe in the Force, do you? HAN: Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe
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Do Psychopaths Have Feelings?0
- Culture
- July 18, 2017
Psychopaths have long captured the imagination. The names of famous psychopaths, such as Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy, evoke a morbid curiosity. The crimes committed by these men are so vicious, so unfathomably cruel, that it’s impossible to imagine how someone could do such a thing. The severed heads kept as mementos in Bundy’s apartment
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‘Hate Facts’ – Yes, People Are Now Using That Term 0
- Culture
- July 18, 2017
It’s commonly said that a fact is what’s expressible by a statement that is “proven” to be true—e.g. statements such as “2+2=4” and “the Pacific is the earth’s largest ocean”—whereas opinions lack proof even when they happen to be true. Yet in an era when more and more reality is weaponized for political purposes, the
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Social Security is Sinking 0
- Economics
- July 18, 2017
Via Money.CNN: “In an annual report released Thursday, trustees of the government’s two largest entitlement programs — Social Security and Medicare — urged lawmakers to act quickly to assure Americans they’ll be able to get their full retirement benefits. The trustees projected that the Social Security trust fund will be tapped out by 2034. While
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How Classic Cartoons Created a Culturally Literate Generation 2
- Culture
- July 18, 2017
I recently picked up Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court for the first time. Finding the plot rather amusing, I began relaying it to my father over the weekend. Because he had never read the book, I was rather surprised when he began asking informed questions about the story. In no time
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