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It’s Undeniable that Fidel Castro Made Cuba Poorer 0
- Economics
- November 28, 2016
Fidel Castro, the Communist Dictator of Cuba, has died at the age of 90. There have been those, over the decades, who have held him up as some paragon of a new world order, one in which people will not be subservient to either America nor capitalism. The truth is that he visited an economic
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1 in 3 Men Didn’t Read a Single Book Last Year 0
- Culture
- November 28, 2016
Several months ago, Pew Research came out with its annual report on the number of book readers in the U.S. The results? More than a quarter of Americans didn’t even read one book in the last year. Unfortunately, those numbers get even worse when broken down by demographic group. According to Pew’s latest report on
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Would the Pentagon Benefit from a ‘Philosopher-in-Chief’?0
- Philosophy
- November 28, 2016
Would the Pentagon benefit from creating a position for a philosopher? Franz-Stefan Gady, an editor for the Diplomat, says yes. It’s an interesting question. My first thought was this: What would a philosopher actually do in such a role? Gady offers an answer: The philosopher’s job—true to the Socratic tradition—would be to ask “simple” questions.
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‘Adulting’ School Founded to Teach Millennials How to Be Adults 4
- Culture
- November 28, 2016
In the last several years, there’s been growing alarm over the fact that many young people can no longer perform basic skills. In fact, one survey goes so far as to say that there are 20 basic skills – ranging from reading a map to baking bread – that are in danger of extinction in
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Happy Thanksgiving!0
- Culture
- November 24, 2016
In an America devoted to the celebration of the self, Thanksgiving is an anachronism. Perhaps that’s why it’s become my favorite holiday. George Washington first proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving on November 26, 1789, “to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to
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A Brief Philosophy of Feasting 0
- Culture
- November 23, 2016
In one of my favorite books — In Tune With the World: A Theory of Festivity — German philosopher Josef Pieper takes up the question: What is a feast? On this, Thanksgiving Day, it seems worth looking at his answer… Pieper acknowledges that feasts are typically associated with “having a good time.” And what is
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