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The Rise of the ‘Politics of Feeling’1
- Culture
- September 13, 2017
The Claremont Review of Books has long been one of my favorite literary pleasures. For years, it was one of the few print publications I’d read cover to cover. A recent article published there, written by Charles U. Zug, details what Zug describes as the rise of “the Politics of Feeling.” The cause of
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How To Ask for a Raise 0
- Culture
- September 13, 2017
Let’s talk about one of the most stressful aspects of professional life: asking for raises. I’ve been on both sides, asking for raises and being asked for raises. It’s a completely normal part of work life, nothing unusual. And yet people are terrified of the entire topic. It causes tremendous stress. It’s not entirely clear
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Disrespect for National Anthem Damages NFL as Unifying American Passion 0
- Culture
- September 13, 2017
In a world in which politics now seeps into everything, the degrading state of the NFL has become a perfect example of how our national consensus has frayed. Undoubtedly, the launch of this year’s NFL season came with some positive displays of patriotism. The Cleveland Browns ran onto the field with first responders and military
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Why Grandparents Are Raising Their Grandchildren More Often 0
- Culture
- September 12, 2017
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Congress’ Illegal ObamaCare Exemption and Its Nixonian Defenders 0
- Economics
- September 12, 2017
Thousands of members of Congress and congressional staffers are benefiting from an illegal scheme that gives Congress special treatment both by exempting them from the harshest part of ObamaCare and by providing them each up to $12,000 in benefits that federal law prohibits them from receiving. Last week, the Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm and I
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Christians Need to Work on Their Reasoning When Defending Traditional Marriage 0
- Family
- September 12, 2017
Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Catholic backbencher in the British Parliament who is being touted as a possible successor to Theresa May, touched off an explosion of indignation last week over his views on same-sex marriage and abortion. If his stars align, the 48-year-old Rees-Mogg could become the first-ever “Papist” prime minister. The Economist has derided moves to elevate
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‘White People’ is a Surprisingly Modern Term 0
- Culture
- September 12, 2017
The Jacobean playwright Thomas Middleton invented the concept of ‘white people’ on 29 October 1613, the date that his play The Triumphs of Truth was first performed. The phrase was first uttered by the character of an African king who looks out upon an English audience and declares: ‘I see amazement set upon the faces/Of
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Walker Percy’s Theory on the Redemptive Power of Hurricanes 0
- Literature
- September 11, 2017
The idea that hurricanes can be anything other than destructive might sound strange to many people. And the idea that they can be a source of redemption and healing probably sounds downright absurd. But the novelist Walker Percy (1916-1990) believed just that. To Percy, a writer and philosopher from Louisiana, modern man’s great struggle was
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Will America Be Better Off Without Religion?0
- Religion
- September 11, 2017
The Enlightenment dream was of a West united by the secular ideals of freedom and equality, rather than by traditional Christianity. Apparently, that dream is finally becoming more of a reality. According to a poll released by the Pew Foundation last week, a “rapidly rising” segment of U.S. adults now identify as “spiritual but not
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The Rise of the ‘Politics of Feeling’1