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Super-Rich Survivalists Are Preparing for an Apocalypse0
- Culture
- January 30, 2017
Have you ever imagined what you would do in the event of a zombie apocalypse without the zombies? End times without the return of the savior? A nuclear winter? An environmental catastrophe? A bloody revolution? Most of us have, but preparing for the apocalypse seems pointless. At most, we might drive to the local warehouse
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Reality: Most People Don’t Care about Truth1
- Education
- January 30, 2017
“The pain of our corruption must be healed by virtue, knowledge, and eloquence.”—Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) In the wake of the “Trump phenomena” and other recent political developments, many people have become concerned that we have entered a “post-truth” era characterized by a contempt for objective facts. Fittingly, Oxford Dictionaries made “post-truth” the word of the
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Is Parental Fear of Boredom Overworking Kids?0
- Culture
- January 30, 2017
Growing up, I knew better than to utter those two infamous words of childhood: “I’m bored.” The reason I rarely uttered them was because I knew that my mother would immediately find some type of chore to “entertain” me with. Today’s kids rarely utter the “I’m bored” phrase either. Only their reason for not doing
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Common Sense Is Getting Lost in the Immigration Debate0
- History
- January 30, 2017
One of the early-medieval words and concepts I’ve thought about bringing back is the ‘thede’. In old England, the ‘thede’ referred to the tribe. It was a familial, rather than an abstract, descriptor of the people or the nation. Even though it had a certain standing in common law, the thede is not to be
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Can the Nazis be Forgiven? Exploring the Complexities of Forgiveness0
- History
- January 30, 2017
Friday, Jan. 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day – an annual day that honors the memories of the victims of the Nazi era. Seven decades after Hitler perpetrated his terrible genocide on the Jewish people, the world is faced with a disturbing question: Can the Nazis be forgiven? As a member of a Jewish family
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‘On Bullshit’: A Text for the Times0
- Culture
- January 30, 2017
It’s rare to find a book of philosophy which is so relevant to the debates of the day that it could have appeared on an op-ed page. But such is On Bullshit, by an emeritus professor at Princeton University, Harry Frankfurt. It first appeared in an academic journal in 1986 and 20 years later a
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The Human-Pig: Is C.S. Lewis’ 1944 Prediction Coming True?0
- Culture
- January 27, 2017
Science always seems to be coming up with experiments which push the limits in the ethical realm. One of these occurred last fall when scientists announced that they had produced the first baby with three biological parents. Most recently, scientists now believe they are able to create a new type of creature by crossing a
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Our Culture is Dead0
- Culture
- January 27, 2017
A new book is coming out this month bearing the arresting title Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture. It is by Anthony Esolen, a professor of English at Providence College and a prominent cultural commentator. Esolen argues that what we used to think of as American culture has been utterly destroyed (principally by Marxist
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It’s True, Internet Surfing During Class is Not so Good for Grades0
- Education
- January 27, 2017
Many universities encourage students to purchase laptops that they can bring to class. Charities like One Laptop per Child provide low-cost laptops to disadvantaged students. There is no doubt that having a desktop computer or laptop in school is useful for writing papers, gathering information and learning how to program and use software. But, as
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