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  • 5 Things Marx Wanted to Abolish (Besides Private Property)

    5 Things Marx Wanted to Abolish (Besides Private Property)0

    One of the remarkable things about The Communist Manifesto is its honesty. Karl Marx might not have been a very good guy, but he was refreshingly candid about the aims of Communism. This brazenness, one could argue, is baked into the Communist psyche. “The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims,” Marx declared in

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  • Will Christianity be Driven Back into the Catacombs?

    Will Christianity be Driven Back into the Catacombs?0

    Despite popular opinion, it must be acknowledged that America and the West were once culturally Christian. That doesn’t mean that the government was absolutely Christian, but rather that cultural values were most often shaped by Christian ethics and metaphysics, and that they even shaped the laws of the land.  Our national holidays have always been around

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  • Why Children Should Learn to Use Power Tools

    Why Children Should Learn to Use Power Tools0

    When I was about 10 years old, a friend and I attended a summer program for kids. One of the activities involved making a small wooden footstool. We were both quite thrilled with the project, but my friend grew less thrilled when she discovered that one of the adults saw it as his duty to

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  • We Live in an Era of Mass Delusion

    We Live in an Era of Mass Delusion0

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  • The Problem with the Moana Costume Isn’t Cultural Appropriation

    The Problem with the Moana Costume Isn’t Cultural Appropriation0

    In an utterly unsurprising development, social justice warriors are now not only dictating to American adults what they can wear on Halloween, but children as well. Social convention was once to abstain from culturally insensitive garb like “black face,” but thanks to politically correct scolds, the social expectation of what is acceptable and what is

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  • Taking Ta-Nehisi Coates Seriously

    Taking Ta-Nehisi Coates Seriously0

    In June 2014, Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote a feature in the Atlantic arguing that the terrible history of blacks in the United States justified reparations. Many consider this a radical proposition. Yet critical reaction was mild.  Kevin Williamson, writing in National Review, disagreed with Coates’ proposal but was impressed with the “beautifully written monograph,” describing the

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  • It’s Time for the Supreme Court to Take Up the Second Amendment Again, Scholars Say

    It’s Time for the Supreme Court to Take Up the Second Amendment Again, Scholars Say0

    Because the Second Amendment protects the right to bear all arms in common lawful use, any law that limits that right has to pass certain standards to be constitutionally permissible. The courts haven’t yet ironed out exactly what kind of scrutiny laws implicating the Second Amendment must pass, but such laws must have an important

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  • Head Lice Epidemics Are Breaking Out in Schools Across the U.S.

    Head Lice Epidemics Are Breaking Out in Schools Across the U.S.0

    Head lice in children are rampant in schools throughout the country. The CDC reports that an estimated six to 12 million young people get head lice each year, and there are indications that these itchy bugs are growing widely resistant to the insecticides commonly used to treat them. A head lice outbreak earlier this month

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  • ‘Porn Star’: Why We Should Probably Lose the Term

    ‘Porn Star’: Why We Should Probably Lose the Term0

    A few years ago, an 18-year old Duke University student named Miriam Weeks began performing in pornographic films for $1,300 per scene to make ends meet. Today she is better known by her nom de porn: Belle Knox. The story created a national stir, especially after Weeks, who said she began shooting porn because tuition

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