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  • Yes, There Are Benefits to Studying Latin

    Yes, There Are Benefits to Studying Latin0

    Is the study of classic literature and languages like Latin and Greek dead? Many would answer that question with a yes. After all, it’s cooler to have a degree in woman’s studies – or at least some type of diploma that can land a person a decent paying job. But recent developments at the University

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  • Why People Want So Badly to Categorize You

    Why People Want So Badly to Categorize You0

    During the recent election, most of you were probably called either a “conservative” or a “liberal”. And in many cases, this categorization of you was attempted as a subtle, or not-so-subtle, insult. Other examples of backhanded categorizations that may have been hurled at you in recent months include “religious”, “serious”, “foodie”, “homebody”, “hipster”, “crunchy”, or

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  • Was Shakespeare Really a Nihilist?

    Was Shakespeare Really a Nihilist?1

    Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. Does this wonderful passage from Macbeth signify that Shakespeare believed that human life was idiotic and utterly

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  • The 7 Deadly Sins of Social Media

    The 7 Deadly Sins of Social Media1

    Social networks do best when they tap into one of the seven deadly sins. Facebook is ego. Zynga is sloth. LinkedIn is greed. ~ Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn (2011) The Atlantic’s Robinson Meyer suggests that Hoffman’s tongue-in-cheek comment from five years ago may contain more than a kernel of truth. Using Dante’s Inferno as a guide, Meyer outlines

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  • Sorry, There Was No Wave of Trump-Inspired Violence or Hate Crimes

    Sorry, There Was No Wave of Trump-Inspired Violence or Hate Crimes0

    We recently wrote about the Louisiana student who reported that she was attacked by a man in a Donald Trump hat. The story quickly went national, but after a brief questioning by police the woman admitted the story was false. I offered some reasons as to why someone might create such a story, though I’ve

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  • Prof. Forced to Undergo Psych Evaluation After 2nd Amendment Rant

    Prof. Forced to Undergo Psych Evaluation After 2nd Amendment Rant0

    Last week, Campus Reform shared the story of Kevin Allred, an adjunct professor at Rutgers University who was asked to undergo a psychological evaluation after he raised the prospect of shooting white people to make a point on gun control.   “Will the Second Amendment be as cool when I buy a gun and start

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  • JFK’s Assassination Speech Has a Message America Needs to Hear

    JFK’s Assassination Speech Has a Message America Needs to Hear0

    November 22 marks the anniversary of the Kennedy assassination in Dallas. Although I wasn’t around at that time, I’m well aware that the occasion was as horrifying to my parents’ generation as September 11th was to mine. While reflecting on this anniversary, I came upon the remarks that President Kennedy was supposed to make that

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  • How the Desire for ‘Moral Purity’ Divides Us

    How the Desire for ‘Moral Purity’ Divides Us0

    In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the overwhelming response among progressives was “how in the world did this happen?” Those of us who study the rise of political and moral polarization in the United States, however, were less surprised.   Think of the people you choose to spend time with – your romantic partner,

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  • The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization

    The Politically Incorrect Guide to Western Civilization0

    Christianity. Judaism. Dead white males. Old-fashioned morality. The traditional family. Tradition itself. These are the bêtes noires of the elites. They are the pillars of political incorrectness. Together, they constitute that thing called Western civilization. Political correctness, at its heart, is the effort to dissolve the foundation on which American and European culture has been built. It

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