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How the Desire for ‘Moral Purity’ Divides Us 0
- Culture
- November 22, 2016
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the overwhelming response among progressives was “how in the world did this happen?” Those of us who study the rise of political and moral polarization in the United States, however, were less surprised. Think of the people you choose to spend time with – your romantic partner,
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The 7 Deadly Sins of Social Media 1
- Culture
- November 22, 2016
Social networks do best when they tap into one of the seven deadly sins. Facebook is ego. Zynga is sloth. LinkedIn is greed. ~ Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn (2011) The Atlantic’s Robinson Meyer suggests that Hoffman’s tongue-in-cheek comment from five years ago may contain more than a kernel of truth. Using Dante’s Inferno as a guide, Meyer outlines
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Prof. Forced to Undergo Psych Evaluation After 2nd Amendment Rant 0
- Education
- November 22, 2016
Last week, Campus Reform shared the story of Kevin Allred, an adjunct professor at Rutgers University who was asked to undergo a psychological evaluation after he raised the prospect of shooting white people to make a point on gun control. “Will the Second Amendment be as cool when I buy a gun and start
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JFK’s Assassination Speech Has a Message America Needs to Hear 0
- Culture
- November 22, 2016
November 22 marks the anniversary of the Kennedy assassination in Dallas. Although I wasn’t around at that time, I’m well aware that the occasion was as horrifying to my parents’ generation as September 11th was to mine. While reflecting on this anniversary, I came upon the remarks that President Kennedy was supposed to make that
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Was Shakespeare Really a Nihilist?1
- Education
- November 22, 2016
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. Does this wonderful passage from Macbeth signify that Shakespeare believed that human life was idiotic and utterly
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Sorry, There Was No Wave of Trump-Inspired Violence or Hate Crimes 0
- Culture
- November 22, 2016
We recently wrote about the Louisiana student who reported that she was attacked by a man in a Donald Trump hat. The story quickly went national, but after a brief questioning by police the woman admitted the story was false. I offered some reasons as to why someone might create such a story, though I’ve
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