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A Farewell to Postmodernism 3
- Culture, Philosophy
- August 22, 2023
It is through wonder that men now begin and originally began to philosophize; wondering in the first place at obvious perplexities, and then by gradual progression raising questions about the greater matters too, e.g. about the changes of the moon and of the sun, about the stars and about the origin of the universe.
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How Country Music Speaks for Everyday Americans 0
- Entertainment, Culture
- August 22, 2023
Taylor Swift may be the hottest ticket this summer, but her listeners don’t share her country roots. That space has been captured by a series of anthems singing the blue-collar blues, songs that are a lot closer to—and a lot more correct—about what is bugging everyday Americans. American music has always been an echo chamber
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Sex Is a Community Matter 6
- Family, Culture
- August 21, 2023
It’s been more than 60 years since the sexual revolution of the 1960s swept across the nation removing sexual barriers and changing beliefs around sex. These days, most people have accepted the idea that what two consenting adults do sexually is their own business, and the idea that sex is for forming families through the
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A Tale of Two Houses 1
- Education, Religion
- August 21, 2023
Jake Meador’s article in The Atlantic* about the decline in American church attendance gave me a different perspective on some thoughts I’ve been mulling over about the other great non-profit American institution: higher education. Meador begins with the question, “What if the problem isn’t that churches are asking too much of their members, but that they
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Farmer and Former Factory Worker Finds Overnight Fame with Viral Country Ballad 5
- Culture, Entertainment
- August 18, 2023
Last week, Oliver Anthony was a blue-collar worker from Farmville, Virginia, living on a 90-acre farm with his three dogs, a man unknown to the world. Today, his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” is at the top of the global music charts. A backyard recording of his “blue collar anthem,” as it’s been dubbed,
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Why Are Some US Street Lights Turning Purple?0
- Education
- August 18, 2023
I saw it for the first time in Wichita, Kansas. My coworker was driving a shuttle carrying myself and a few students from a guest speaker event, and I noticed something strange—a purple street light. I initially brushed this off as some weird mishap, but as we drove on I noticed dozens of purple street
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