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Rethinking the Burning Question of Cremation 0
- Culture
- December 15, 2017
It has been pointed out that death is now the taboo which sex once was. While having become numb to the latter, to the former we have become utterly prudish. The increasingly widespread practice of cremating the dead is good evidence in favour of this thesis. Our acceptance of cremation reveals that we no longer
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What the Founders Understood About Religious Freedom That We Must Recover 0
- History
- December 15, 2017
Friday, Dec. 15, marks the anniversary of the day our young nation ratified the Bill of Rights in 1791. Given the national discussion in recent days over whether the government may compel speech from an ordinary baker, now is an especially good time to consider the very first words of our charter document: “Congress shall
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Was John Wayne’s Masculine Image a Lie?0
- History
- December 15, 2017
There is perhaps no manlier icon in Hollywood history than John Wayne. More than 40 years after his last film, he remains the cinematic apotheosis of the rugged, principled, red-blooded, tough-as-nails, frontier-conquering, patriotic American male. Not even Steve McQueen or Clint Eastwood can measure up to The Duke. But was Wayne’s masculine image a sham,
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Do You Know the Bill of Rights? Not Many Do.0
- Culture
- December 15, 2017
Want to brush up on your knowledge of the Bill of Rights? Check out the full text here! — Dear Readers, Big Tech is suppressing our reach, refusing to let us advertise and squelching our ability to serve up a steady diet of truth and ideas. Help us fight back by becoming a member for just
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Daniel Shaver’s Shooting Death by Police Never Should Have Happened 0
- Politics
- December 15, 2017
An Arizona jury last week acquitted Mesa police officer Philip Mitchell Brailsford of murder and manslaughter in the 2016 on-duty shooting of Daniel Shaver, a 26-year-old father. The shooting occurred on Jan. 18, 2016, at a hotel where Shaver was staying. Police were called to the location after receiving reports of a gun at the
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The Best Way to Get Boys Reading 0
- Culture
- December 15, 2017
While at a gathering of friends several months ago, I stopped to chat for a few minutes with a twelve-year-old boy whom I’ll call Davy. Although the youngest in a family of all girls, I knew Davy was all boy. He liked guns and animals and all manner of typical boy subjects. Because of this,
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