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Did the Obama Administration Spy on Michael Flynn?0
- Politics
- May 23, 2018
In his controversial tweet on Sunday, President Trump indicated that he would direct the Justice Department to investigate “whether or not the FBI/DOJ infiltrated or surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes—and if any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!” Is the president hinting that he thinks Michael Flynn,
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Black Lives Matter President Calls For Christian Love Instead of Political Violence0
- Culture
- May 23, 2018
When Jesus visited his disciples after his execution, they were terrified. They expected him to bring the standard justice of the ancient world: vengeance. Instead, Jesus said, “Shalom.” This greeting was more than a cessation of violence; it was the start of a new order of harmony grounded in Jesus. Shalom means “no space between”
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Why Do So Many Parents Throw Extravagant Birthday Parties for Their Kids?1
- Culture
- May 22, 2018
I had a fair number of birthday parties during my childhood years. They were highly anticipated and often featured my favorite foods, a few simple games, and a handful of friends. But while they were thematic in nature, they never extended beyond decorations and ideas that my family and I couldn’t execute inexpensively on our
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What Getting Out of Bed in the Morning Can Teach Us About Success and Human Nature1
- Literature
- May 22, 2018
When entrepreneurs recently gathered for a retreat at an exclusive resort in Utah, one participant expressed concern about what he observed as a lack of commitment to achievement: “Everyone wants to work at SpaceX; no one wants to go to engineering school.” On a recent walk, I encountered a neighbor who shared her concerns about
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In the Wake of Mass Shootings, Parents Reconsider Mass Schooling0
- Culture
- May 22, 2018
In the wake of recent tragic school shootings, anxious parents are contemplating homeschooling to protect their children. After February’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the Miami Herald reported that more parents were considering the homeschooling option. And after Friday’s disturbing school shooting in Sante Fe, Texas, a local ABC news affiliate in Alabama reported the
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Dystopia Has Arrived in America. But Its Horrors Are Covered in a Cosmetic Veneer1
- Culture
- May 22, 2018
Having just re-read C.S. Lewis’ That Hideous Strength, it strikes me once again that it belongs on the shelf with the other classic dystopian novels, Brave New World and 1984. Lewis captures all the classic dystopian elements of the totalitarian threat, and he rightly identifies the atheistic scientism and utilitarianism lying beneath all utopian ideologies.
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‘Gumball’ Clip Brilliantly Reveals the Hollowness of Social Justice ‘Tolerance’1
- Entertainment
- May 22, 2018
Few would disagree with the assertion that genuine tolerance is a virtue. As University of Texas professor and ethics expert J. Budziszewski states, “To tolerate something is to put up with it even though we might be tempted to suppress it.” What many are increasingly noticing, however, is that tolerance is often practiced in a
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Why the Millennials are Socialists0
- Culture
- May 21, 2018
By now you’ve most likely seen the polls reporting that roughly half of Millennials have a favorable view of Socialism and you’re probably wondering how in the world that is possible. Didn’t America win the Cold War? Well, yes, we did win the Cold War, but we’re losing the culture war. As I was discussing
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Victor Davis Hanson: The True Threat to America’s Civil Liberties Is It’s Law-Breaking Intelligence Apparatus0
- May 21, 2018
This is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper. ? T.S. Eliot One strange trait of the die hard NeverTrump Republicans and progressives is their charge that Donald Trump poses an existential threat to democracy. Trump, as is his wont, says a lot of outrageous and weird things.
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