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  • Racism and homophobia

    Racism and homophobia0

    Recently a long-time reader and commenter raised an issue that should be of interest and concern to people on both sides of the LGBT divide: “Zac and so many others want their point of view to be seen as a legitimate point of view. Even if we disagree with it we are at least supposed

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  • Can You Name The Classic Novel By Its Last Line?

    Can You Name The Classic Novel By Its Last Line?0

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  • 7 Daily Habits from Booker T. Washington

    7 Daily Habits from Booker T. Washington0

    We live in a world that’s increasingly filled with chaotic problems such as poverty, broken families, racial tensions, and political unrest. It’s not unusual for people who find themselves in such situations to react in one of the following ways: Lash out in anger and demand justice. Throw in the towel and seek seclusion in

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  • ‘Why are we so miserable?’

    ‘Why are we so miserable?’0

    Over at Crisis Magazine, Professor Anne Maloney, who teaches philosophy at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul, Minnesota, shared some of what she’s seen happening to young women on college campuses with the advent of the hook-up culture. If it’s an indication of what’s happening more broadly, we may want to start questioning

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  • It’s Not Just Trump Who Thinks America is in Decline

    It’s Not Just Trump Who Thinks America is in Decline0

    As you well know, at least part of Donald Trump’s campaign success has been due to his slogan “Make America Great Again.” The implication behind the slogan is that America is in decline. After all, as professor Noah Smith pointed out earlier this year, “you can’t ‘make America great again’ unless America isn’t-so-great right now.”

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  • Is It Okay to Question Darwin’s Theory of Evolution?

    Is It Okay to Question Darwin’s Theory of Evolution?0

    I have a confession to make. I am experiencing doubts about Darwinian evolution. Let me make it clear that my rejection of dogmatic Darwinism does not mean that I reject the possibility of some form of genetic evolution. Indeed I accept as a self-evident fact that such “evolution” occurs, up to a point, within species.

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  • How Much Do ‘Signers’ Actually Make?

    How Much Do ‘Signers’ Actually Make?2

    It’s a dilemma faced by many of us when pulling up to the light at an off-ramp: Do we or do we not give money to the person with a sign? For some, it’s a commendable act of charity to give the professedly homeless or down-on-their-luck person some money, no judgments or questions asked. Others,

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  • Google’s NASA Diversity Problem

    Google’s NASA Diversity Problem0

    Science and space junkies are thrilled by the success of the recent Juno mission that put a NASA satellite into orbit around Jupiter. As Google writes: Juno’s five year, 500 million mile journey will culminate in a treasure trove of new pictures and measurements taken by its nine instruments. What Juno tells us about Jupiter

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  • Elocution Lessons: Yet Another Tool of the Patriarchy?

    Elocution Lessons: Yet Another Tool of the Patriarchy?0

    “Like, omigod! People are so, like, rude and sexist.” Is it sexism that makes me want to stick a knitting needle down my ear canal every time I find myself at school pickup standing within earshot of the Lululemon-wearing mom who speaks with the rising intonation and vocal fry of a teenager? Perhaps my urge

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