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  • HBO’s ‘Westworld’ is Amazing

    HBO’s ‘Westworld’ is Amazing0

    In HBO’s new series Westworld, the robots challenge the humans to moral and physical combat—and you might be surprised by who wins. Based upon Michael Crichton’s 1973 film, Westworld tells the story of a futuristic theme park where visitors pay to play dress-up in a fabricated landscape made to look like a cattle town in the

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  • We Liberals Have to Stop Being so Damn Smug

    We Liberals Have to Stop Being so Damn Smug0

    I didn’t vote for Trump. I consider myself a liberal with a small “l.” I believe in the value of basic humanity, diversity, and the freedom of religion enshrined in the constitution. Donald Trump was a candidate who seemed to respect none of those values, and the idea of him ascending to the Oval Office

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  • The Real Reason for the Anti-Trump Demonstrations

    The Real Reason for the Anti-Trump Demonstrations0

    The anti-Trump demonstrations we now see in the streets are not just examples of the immaturity of many modern secular liberals, who seem to think that everyone else is somehow obligated to agree with them. They’re also a symptom of the distorted influence politics now exercises over our culture. But in addition to being a

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  • Students Hold ‘Poop-In’ in Push for More Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

    Students Hold ‘Poop-In’ in Push for More Gender-Neutral Bathrooms0

    Via Campus Reform: Students at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst are staging a week-long “shit-in,” occupying restrooms in an administration building to demand more gender-neutral facilities. The “Shit-In at Whitmore” demonstration began Monday morning at the Whitmore Administration building (which the activists have nicknamed “Queermore”), and organizers intend to have students continue occupying stalls in the

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  • Sorites Paradox: When is a Heap of Sand No Longer a Heap?

    Sorites Paradox: When is a Heap of Sand No Longer a Heap?0

    Imagine a heap of sand. You carefully remove one grain. Is there still a heap? The obvious answer is: yes. Removing one grain doesn’t turn a heap into no heap. That principle can be applied again as you remove another grain, and then another… After each removal, there’s still a heap, according to the principle.

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  • Readers Explain What Trump’s Win Means for America

    Readers Explain What Trump’s Win Means for America0

    A week ago, Americans awoke to find that Donald Trump would be the next president of the United States. We asked our readers to share their insights on what Trump’s surprising means and how it would impact Western Civilization in the coming years. Below is a sampling of your insightful responses: [Editor’s Note: These responses

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  • Is it Finally a Convenient Time to Rein in Executive Power?

    Is it Finally a Convenient Time to Rein in Executive Power?0

    According to the polls, the overarching driving force behind Trump’s win was anger toward “elites.” Donald Trump’s election is a tremendous challenge for freedom. But like most challenges, it’s also an opportunity. We may have never had this much bipartisan, cross-ideological, popular support for wresting power away from government. As Jeffrey Tucker put it, “Everyone

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  • Why More Colleges Are Turning a Blind Eye to Cheating

    Why More Colleges Are Turning a Blind Eye to Cheating0

    Imagine that you’re the president of a community college. To justify your institution’s existence and your enviable salary, you must convince the board of trustees that the institution is meeting—possibly even exceeding—certain productivity benchmarks: for instance, a threshold number of new enrolments, solid graduation rates and satisfactory retention of students from year to year. The

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  • UVA President Gets in Trouble for Quoting… Jefferson?

    UVA President Gets in Trouble for Quoting… Jefferson?0

    I’m convinced our higher education system has lost just about every shred of common sense it had. Sure, there are pockets here and there, but that seems to be the exception rather than the norm. The latest example of this lack of common sense occurred the other day at the University of Virginia. In an

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