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Why America Has So Many Laws0
- February 10, 2016
There are virtue-based societies, and there are rule-based societies. America has become the latter. In a virtue-based society, the people are a particular community that have a shared understanding of human life and a shared goal. The virtues are the behavioral habits that help achieve this goal—such as prudence, justice, courage, and temperance—and the community’s
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When It Comes to Community, Bigger Is Not Necessarily Better0
- Culture
- February 10, 2016
When it comes to the coolness factor in the religious world, leading or attending a “megachurch” would likely be towards the top of the list. But according to new research out of Duke University, megachurches might not want to be so quick to flaunt their success. Examining a variety of Protestant and Catholic denominations in
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What if it’s Bernie vs. Trump?0
- Culture
- February 10, 2016
In yesterday’s New Hampshire primary, the two big winners were Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. Both candidates are considered populists, though both are also quite distinct from each other in style and substance. Obviously. The next two states on the way to the endorsements are Nevada and South Carolina. In Nevada, the latest public polling
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The best form of government?0
- History
- February 10, 2016
Political-philosophy types should all be familiar with Plato’s belief that the “philosopher king” would be the best ruler. The problem is you can never find him. Picking up on that theme, Thomas Aquinas delves into the best form of government in On Kingship (De Regno). For all of us living in America, we probably would
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Preschool Isn’t Giving Kids Enough Time to PLAY0
- Education
- February 10, 2016
Our kids are failing at preschool and preschool is failing our kids. At least, that’s the sense one gets from Yale educator Dr. Erika Christakis. In a recent interview with NPR, Christiakis explained that today’s preschools are seeing a lot of problems: “[M]any young children are doing poorly in our early education settings. We’ve got
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More Evidence That Kids Just Need to Move?0
- Education
- February 10, 2016
Researchers at American University have been studying the affects of Washington D.C.’s Healthy Schools Act, reports the Washington Post. Not surprisingly, they discovered that the schools offering the most physical education also had the highest scores in math. D.C.’s Healthy Schools Act was passed in 2010 to combat childhood obesity rates. As part of the
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Marcel Marceau Was A Holocaust Hero0
- History
- February 10, 2016
Marcel Marceau was best known as a master of the art of pantomime. He created the beloved silent character Bip and is said to have inspired Michael Jackson’s famous “moonwalk.” But what you might not know was that before he was famous, Marcel Marceau used his many talents to fight against the Nazis during World
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How Christians Used to Fast During Lent0
- February 10, 2016
Today is Ash Wednesday, which signals the beginning of Lent for many Christians. As many of you know, Lent has traditionally been a 40-day period of preparation for Easter accompanied by fasting (going without food and drink) and abstinence (avoiding certain food and drink). However, the practice of fasting and abstinence has largely been abandoned
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Brave New World: Do you remember this theme?0
- Culture
- February 10, 2016
While sex and soma are themes few can forget from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, a deeper current that runs through the book is actually the government-managed economy, with its desires for employment through industrial production and massive, conspicuous consumption. To achieve such control, the government breeds different classes of people and then brainwashes them
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