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Why So Many ‘Tolerant’ People Are Actually Intolerant 2
- Philosophy
- April 11, 2017
It’s become common to point out that those who most preach “tolerance” are often themselves highly “intolerant.” But why is that? As University of Texas professor and ethics expert J. Budziszewski explains, it may have a lot to do with tolerance’s character as a virtue. Let me explain. Or rather, I’ll explain Budziszewski’s explanation from
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Boys Don’t Need Books That ‘Put Them in Touch with Their Feelings’0
- Literature
- April 11, 2017
If you listen to cultural authorities on the question of why boys aren’t readings books, you will quickly discover the problem: the politically correct experts themselves and the Children’s Literature/Industrial Complex with which they are allied. Boys, they proclaim, need books that put them in touch with their feelings. Robert Lipsyte, writing in The New York
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Claremont McKenna College Says Students Who Disrupted Heather Mac Donald Speech May Face Repercussions 0
- Culture
- April 11, 2017
Claremont McKenna College officials have announced possible repercussions for students who protested a conservative speaker’s speech last week. Protesters successfully blocked students and professors from entering an on-campus building to hear Heather Mac Donald’s pro-police speech, as reported by The Daily Signal last Friday. Mac Donald is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think
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Here’s to All the Men Who Help Women Reach the Finish Line 0
- Culture
- April 11, 2017
For all the downsides of social media, an upside is its ability to draw attention to otherwise overlooked stories of personal triumph and human kindness. You may very well have already seen this video of three runners participating in the “Love Run” half marathon in Philadelphia who stopped to help an exhausted woman cross the
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United Had a Much Better Solution than Kicking Off a Passenger 0
- Culture
- April 11, 2017
Everyone by now has likely seen the video depicting a man being dragged off a plane for refusing to give up his seat on a United flight. It’s a shocking and horrifying clip—so of course it immediately went viral. The video has been viewed more than 100 million times in China alone, CNN reports.
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New Reuters Poll Proves That Many Americans Can’t Think for Themselves 0
- Culture
- April 11, 2017
It is generally believed that America is more polarized than ever. After all, one need only look at the fallout from the last election to test this theory: both liberals and conservatives are convinced that their ideas and principles are the best and should be followed. But a recent survey by Reuters casts a bit
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