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Do Americans Shame Too Much – Or Not Enough?0
- November 7, 2017
The word “shameless” is being tossed around an awful lot these days, which might speak to what many see as the country’s increasingly coarse, vitriolic political discourse. Perhaps, the thinking goes, American culture could use a dose of shame and humility. But what about people harassed on social media, like Walter Palmer, the dentist who
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Current Gun Laws Should Have Made It Impossible for Texas Shooter to Buy Gun0
- November 7, 2017
On the morning of Sunday, Nov. 5, Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire on the congregants of First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The attack killed 26 people, including a pregnant woman and a number of children. A man living nearby heard the shots, grabbed his own firearm, and pursued Kelley. Kelley was found dead
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Why Men and Women Can No Longer Be Friends0
- November 6, 2017
In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, the quest to stamp out sexual harassment against women has spread like wildfire, not only in the U.S., but also across the pond to our European counterparts. As many women have made clear, unwanted attention from men, particularly when it is the aggressive, Weinstein-esque form of sexual
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The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Has Not Been Historically Unusual0
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- November 6, 2017
The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season got an early start with Arlene in April, but the most powerful storms didn’t start to hit until the last week of August, when Hurricane Harvey flooded Texas and Louisiana. Harvey was the first hurricane to make landfall in Texas since Ike in 2008, and the first Category 4 hurricane
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Sexual Harassment is Tax-Deductible0
- November 6, 2017
Many of the recent stories about sexual abuse claims against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and other powerful actors, journalists and executives mention settlements either they or their employers made to silence women who accused them of misconduct. These settlements often require alleged victims to sign a nondisclosure agreement
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Psychologist Dares to Say That ‘Mothers Are Biologically Necessary for Babies’0
- November 6, 2017
The chief characteristic of postmodern secular liberalism is its tendency to openly deny reality. The most recent occasion of opposing the obvious is Psychologist Erica Komisar, whose new book, Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters, has come close to causing fainting spells among the Cultural Authorities. What did Komisar claim
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Not Every Tragedy Has a Political Solution0
- November 6, 2017
It only took a few hours after the news of the Texas massacre for the New York Times to start its gun-control incantations again. “Republicans leaders in Congress do nothing,” the paper writes. “Or, really, so far they’ve done the same thing they have always done: offered thoughts and prayers.” But here is a truth.
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Millennials in America Have a Troubling View of Communism and Socialism0
- November 6, 2017
Last year the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation released their inaugural annual report on U.S. attitudes towards communism and socialism. The results were dispiriting. “We discovered a rampant amnesia about the crimes of communist regimes,” says Marion Smith, “and a growing inclination among younger Americans toward favorable views of communism and socialism.” Their latest survey
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5 Strategies for Using Time More Effectively0
- November 6, 2017
Cal Newport is the author of two of the most influential non-fiction books of the past decade, So Good They Can’t Ignore You and Deep Work. Recently, he recommended the delightful 1910 book How to Live on 24 Hours a Day by the Englishman Arnold Bennett. While Newport’s work focuses on how to improve our
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