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Sword Hunt: Why an ancient ruler confiscated all swords in Japan 0
- History
- July 18, 2016
The question of who is allowed to have weapons (and what kind) might seem, to some, like a relatively modern phenomenon. It’s not. Marx and Engels posited that history is primarily a struggle of class, with one class of people (the Bourgeois) seeking to dominate another class (the Proletariat). The people, of course, “do
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What is Distributism?0
- Culture
- July 18, 2016
Distributism is the name given to a socio-economic and political creed originally associated with G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc. Chesterton bowed to Belloc’s preeminence as a disseminator of the ideas of distributism, declaring Belloc the master in relation to whom he was merely a disciple. “You were the founder and father of this mission,’”Chesterton
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The Hippocratic Oath doesn’t say ‘First, Do No Harm’2
- Education
- July 15, 2016
The Greek physician Hippocrates (460 – 370 BC) is considered the father of modern medicine in Western culture. It would be unusual to take an ethics class at a medical school in the United States and not here mention of the author of the Hippocratic Oath. Many people believe the Hippocratic Oath begins with
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Why are So Many Movies Based on Children’s Classics So Bad?0
- Culture
- July 15, 2016
The director Steven Spielberg is a cultural juggernaut. After decades of hit movies such as Jaws, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Saving Private Ryan, and many more, he would seem like the perfect choice to translate a beloved children’s story to the big screen. Alas, although the anticipation surrounding Spielberg’s collaboration with Walt Disney
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Kids Today Need More (Not Less) Responsibility 1
- Culture
- July 15, 2016
My wife and I are among the only 28% of parents today who make their children do chores. And, like many children when forced to do undesirable work, ours do their fair share of complaining and dawdling. In these moments, the reminder we frequently give them is this: “It’s not your job to play.” Perhaps
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Who Wrote This Medieval Literary Classic?0
- Education
- July 15, 2016
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