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  • 15 of Mark Twain’s Sassiest Witticisms

    15 of Mark Twain’s Sassiest Witticisms0

    Mark Twain (1835-1910) is arguably the most celebrated humorist and writer in American history. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Hannibal, Missouri, Twain built a literary reputation unrivaled in his day. On one hand, he wrote Huck Finn, a literary masterpiece widely considered the greatest novel ever written by an American. On the other hand, Twain

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  • The Paradox of Leveling the Playing Field in the Name of Equality

    The Paradox of Leveling the Playing Field in the Name of Equality0

    Concepts of equality have long formed the keystones of Western philosophies. Revolutions have been fought in the name of equality, our courts are built around the idea that we are all equal before the law, and activists have spent the last century working to break down the systematic inequalities affecting our societies.   Indeed, philosophical

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  • Statism’s First Casualty Is the Truthful Use of Language

    Statism’s First Casualty Is the Truthful Use of Language0

    Senator Hiram Johnson is credited with having said during World War I, “The first casualty, when war comes, is truth,” and this observation has been made in more or less the same words many times, both before and since Johnson made his statement. No doubt the declaration is true, but it is true in a

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  • ‘I Believe Because It Is Absurd’: Understanding Christianity’s First Meme

    ‘I Believe Because It Is Absurd’: Understanding Christianity’s First Meme0

    Religious belief is often thought to evince a precarious kind of commitment, in which the degree of conviction is inversely proportional to correspondence with the facts. Exhibit A for this common characterisation of religious belief is the maxim of the third-century Christian writer Tertullian, who is credited with the saying ‘I believe because it is

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  • Why the Dollar’s Era of Dominance May Be Coming to an Abrupt End

    Why the Dollar’s Era of Dominance May Be Coming to an Abrupt End0

    There was a monumental event that occurred on March 26 that came and went with little fanfare but has huge implications to our everyday life. On that day, China began trading Petroyuan Futures in competition to the Petrodollar Futures. To fully understand the context of this event, it helps to go over what has historically

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  • Why the Christian Right Opposes Pornography but Still Supports Trump

    Why the Christian Right Opposes Pornography but Still Supports Trump0

    Many commentators have pointed out the hypocrisy of Christian leaders who claim a moral high ground while supporting President Donald Trump. The latest scandal involving an alleged extramarital affair with pornographic film star Stormy Daniels proves no exception. The Christian right that supports Trump has found ways to justify their support of the president, for

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