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  • 5 Famous People Who Found Religion before They Died

    5 Famous People Who Found Religion before They Died1

    Though some see deathbed conversions merely as a convenient way of covering one’s tracks before leaping into the uncharted territory of death, others believe that people who become religious converts at the end of their lives truly can be sincere in their newfound faith. The five people below, though recognized for things that would be

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  • What Makes a Hero?

    What Makes a Hero?0

    Contemporary American society seems to be rife with divisions, deceptions, and all kinds of demagoguery. Indeed, in what some have dubbed an Age of Wonkery, the labels of ‘divider’, ‘deceiver’, and ‘demagogue’ are daily applied to individuals in the orbit of the public eye, and the application of these tag-line-titles are hotly contested. The throwing around of

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  • Univ. of Chicago Prez: Rejecting Free Speech Diminishes Education Quality

    Univ. of Chicago Prez: Rejecting Free Speech Diminishes Education Quality0

    Late last summer, the University of Chicago made waves when its Dean of Students announced to incoming freshmen that the institution would not be a purveyor of trendy safe spaces. Instead, it sought to continue its quest for “rigorous debate, discussion, and even disagreement.” Apparently, the University of Chicago is not backing down on its

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  • Tolkien’s Fatherly Advice to His Son on Sex

    Tolkien’s Fatherly Advice to His Son on Sex0

    J.R.R. Tolkien is known today for best-selling novels in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. But all of Tolkien’s time was not spent dreaming up tales of Middle-Earth. In fact, he was creating a more realistic story through the life he lived with his wife and four children: John, Michael, Christopher, and

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  • Indiana Univ. Scholar Explains How Awesome Sharia Law Is

    Indiana Univ. Scholar Explains How Awesome Sharia Law Is0

    My knowledge of Sharia Law is modest. So when I came across an article on The Conversation—“What Sharia law means: Five questions answered”—written by Indiana University professor Asma Afsaruddin, I decided to learn a little more about it.    I’m glad I did this, because apparently a lot of my assumptions on Sharia Law were

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  • Charles Murray: Violent Middlebury Protesters Should Be Suspended or Expelled

    Charles Murray: Violent Middlebury Protesters Should Be Suspended or Expelled0

    When Dr. Charles Murray went to give a speech at Middlebury College at the beginning of March, he was met by a large crowd of student protesters and angry community members, some wearing black ski masks. Murray was unable to give his speech at the venue due to the protests and was forced to broadcast

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  • A (Real) Handmaid’s Tale

    A (Real) Handmaid’s Tale0

    Whether you are pro-this or anti-that, a passionate believer in human dignity, or an ultra-rational utilitarian, your bioethics always has to begin with the facts. While knowledge of consequences is only part of ethical decision-making, it is an essential part. Surrogacy is one issue in which the public gets only a very partial vision of

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  • 5 Scientists Skeptical of Climate Change

    5 Scientists Skeptical of Climate Change0

    We’re often told that the science on global warming is “settled.” Our planet is warming, humans are the primary or sole cause, and something must be done or our planet will soon look like this. But is that really the case? As it turns out, many distinguished scientists are not on board with this assessment.

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  • ‘Deadbeat Dad’ Stigma Should Be Brought Back

    ‘Deadbeat Dad’ Stigma Should Be Brought Back0

    “Deadbeat Dads”—absent fathers who don’t provide financial support for their children—are one of the most significant factors contributing to child poverty in America. So why do some single women have children outside of marriage when they know they will receive little to no support from the child’s father? A 2014 study from the University of Georgia and

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