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  • Basic Philosophy Educated People Should Know: Aristotle’s ‘Four Causes’

    Basic Philosophy Educated People Should Know: Aristotle’s ‘Four Causes’0

    The ancient philosophers developed a number of tools through which they could understand reality. One of them, from the writings of Aristotle, the student of Plato (who was himself the student of Socrates), is called the “Four Causes.” The term “cause” is a little misleading. These four causes were the way you explained or defined

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  • Atomic Blonde Is a Serious Anti-Communist Historical Drama

    Atomic Blonde Is a Serious Anti-Communist Historical Drama0

    You really have to hand it to the marketing team of Atomic Blonde, the smash hit thriller starring the mighty and immensely talented Charlize Theron. I can just imagine the way it must have gone. Production: “This film is a serious piece of political historiography. It’s about remembering. Many young workers today were born after the

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  • Women’s March Organizers’ Hate Exposed by the New York Times

    Women’s March Organizers’ Hate Exposed by the New York Times0

    Nearly a half-million people turned out at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2017 to “send a bold message” to the incoming presidential administration. It probably never occurred to them that they might be marching for something worse than that which they were marching against. New York Times editor Bari Weiss, in

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  • Why Free Play is Disappearing in our Culture

    Why Free Play is Disappearing in our Culture0

    Mammals are innately playful. Our large brains and complex social structures require that we learn vast amounts of information in childhood to help us thrive in adulthood. How do mammal children learn all of this? They play. But it’s not just any play. According to researchers, the most valuable play for normal human development is

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  • When Will Europe Be Muslim?

    When Will Europe Be Muslim?0

    “If you want to see the face of Europe in 100 years, barring a miracle, look to the faces of young Muslim immigrants.” In response to Europe’s continued declines in fertility and church attendance, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput issued this warning last week at the annual Napa Institute Conference in California.    He continued: “Islam has

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  • This Debate is About Gender Dysphoria, Not Transgender Military Service

    This Debate is About Gender Dysphoria, Not Transgender Military Service1

    As a transgender military veteran, an Army retiree and the first person in the United States to have their sex legally declared as non-binary, I have a vested interest in the outcome of the transgender military service ban. In the days when transgender military service was banned, I spent 18 years of torment fearing that

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