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- Culture
- July 31, 2019
“Live your best life” is one of those sayings that people like to pass around like a verbal head cold. No one is sure who started it, but they’re all too eager to pass the phrase on anyway. What’s never addressed is what “your best life” looks like. Never fear, Elon Musk is here. He
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Boris Johnson and Donald Trump: Five Similarities (Besides Politics)0
- Politics
- July 31, 2019
Boris Johnson is the brand new British Prime Minister. Johnson is also viewed as Britain’s Donald Trump. His populist/nationalist politics, demonstrated by his unwavering devotion to Brexit, have earned him this latter comparison. But the similarities go beyond politics. Here are five things the American President and the British Prime Minister have in common. 1.
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Let’s Stop Blaming Law-Abiding Gun Owners 0
- Culture
- July 30, 2019
In the corner of the room near my desk are two .22-caliber rifles, a 20-gauge shotgun, and a BB gun. The single shot .22 was my father’s when he was a boy, the six shot .22 was the gift of a friend, and the shotgun was given me as a teenager and hasn’t had the
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Is There a ‘Catholic Case for Communism’?0
- History
- July 30, 2019
My personal experience with Jesuits has been overwhelmingly positive. I was reminded of that this past Sunday, as I attended Mass at my high school alma mater. I enjoyed my four years as a student there, and the friendships I made and the lessons I learned have continued to bless me, year in, year out.
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How Our Culture Disempowers Teens 0
- Culture
- July 30, 2019
Teenagers are extraordinarily capable. Louis Braille invented his language for the blind when he was 15. Mary Shelley, daughter of libertarian feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, wrote Frankenstein when she was 18. As a young teen, Anne Frank documented her life of hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Prize at 17. The Impact
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How Did the Presidential Campaign Get to Be so Long?0
- Culture
- July 30, 2019
Four hundred and thirty-two days prior to the election and 158 days before the Iowa caucus, millions of Americans will tune in for the second round of Democratic debates. If this seems like a long time to contemplate the candidates, it is. By comparison, Canadian election campaigns average just 50 days. In France, candidates have
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Five Surprising Public Figures Supporting Free Speech Over Transgender Wokeness 0
- Culture
- July 30, 2019
University disputes have always tended to descend into bitter words, perhaps because the stakes are so small. In his Preface to Shakespeare, the great 18th Century scholar Samuel Johnson observed that “when the truth to be investigated is so near to inexistence, as to escape attention, its bulk is to be enlarged by rage and exclamation.”
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Would a Marriage Proposal Ruin Your Graduation Day?0
- Culture
- July 29, 2019
When Edgaras Averbuchas successfully proposed to Agne Banuskeviciute at her graduation ceremony, both were delighted. The romantic moment at Essex University, where Ms. Banuskeviciute received her Master’s degree in English, was filmed and posted on the university’s website to celebrate their engagement. Then something weird happened. A couple of feminists called down fire and brimstone on Edgaras for “hijacking”
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How to Do Well at a New Job – in Five Easy Steps 0
- Culture
- July 29, 2019
Can we please talk about how utterly awful starting a new job can be? No matter how wonderful your new coworkers are, how wonderful and understanding your new boss is, or how appealing your improved salary looks, the fact remains that, within mere moments of walking in the door on Day One, you are quite
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