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  • Dostoyevsky on Why Lust is Dangerous

    Dostoyevsky on Why Lust is Dangerous1

    I’ve pondered before on this site if Christians sometimes focus on sexual sin too much. While I believe a strong case can be made that many of us do, I also believe that our culture as a whole is likely prone to overlooking the practical dangers of lust. (Many of us have seen the harm

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  • Don’t Believe Those Who Say Liberal Arts Degrees Aren’t Worth It

    Don’t Believe Those Who Say Liberal Arts Degrees Aren’t Worth It0

    Zachary First, Managing Director of the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University, opines at PayScale.com on just how misguided is the question: “Can we, in economic terms, justify investing in a degree in the humanities?”  In an article titled, “When the Humanities are Worth It,” First gives an example of a degree that, ten years ago, no

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  • Cultural Appropriation Column Costs Magazine Editor His Job

    Cultural Appropriation Column Costs Magazine Editor His Job0

    Via National Post: The editor of the Writers’ Union of Canada’s magazine has resigned after complaints over an article he wrote in which he said he doesn’t believe in cultural appropriation. Hal Niedzviecki, editor of Write — a publication for the union’s members — published an opinion piece in the spring 2017 issue titled “Writer’s

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  • An Absolutely Shocking Statistic about America’s Education System

    An Absolutely Shocking Statistic about America’s Education System0

    • May 11, 2017

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  • Why Not Socialism?

    Why Not Socialism?0

    In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Soviet Union collapsed, the Berlin Wall came down, millions were lifted out of oppression, and the Mises/Hayek critique of socialism was (supposedly) vindicated. As the world slogs through the continuing recession, however, dissenting voices grow louder. The late G. A. Cohen, an iconic political philosopher of the

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  • When Professors Stifle Freedom of Thought0

    Duke theology professor Paul Griffiths created a firestorm recently by criticizing time-consuming racial equity meetings that, in his view, detracted from research, teaching, and study: It’ll be, I predict with confidence, intellectually flaccid: there’ll be bromides, clichés, and amen-corner rah-rahs in plenty. When (if) it gets beyond that, its illiberal roots and totalitarian tendencies will show. He

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  • The Fidget Toy Craze: What’s Really Driving It

    The Fidget Toy Craze: What’s Really Driving It0

    You’ve likely seen the headlines lately regarding the latest fad frenzy: fidget toys. These toys, most popularly fidget spinners and fidget cubes, are simple gadgets that have taken over schools and classrooms across the country, to the point that they are now being banned by many of them. Initially touted as a concentration tool for children with attention issues,

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  • Moral Grandstanding is More Than Merely Annoying; It’s Immoral

    Moral Grandstanding is More Than Merely Annoying; It’s Immoral0

    We’ve done it. You probably have, too. No matter what we believe about morality or politics, we’ve all used moral talk to project an impressive and morally respectable image of ourselves. Suppose, for instance, that one of us, in an effort to impress his friends with his sterling character, says, ‘I have long stood on

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  • How Government Regulations Made Healthcare So Expensive

    How Government Regulations Made Healthcare So Expensive0

    “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” declared philosopher George Santayana. The U.S. ”health care cost crisis” didn’t start until 1965. The government increased demand with the passage of Medicare and Medicaid while restricting the supply of doctors and hospitals. Health care prices responded at twice the rate of inflation (Figure

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