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Democracy Needs Aristocracy 0
- Culture
- April 12, 2017
Seneca, the Roman philosopher, relates the story of the murder of Callisthenes by Alexander the Great, the “everlasting crime” of the Macedonian leader. Seneca wrote: “For when someone says, ‘Alexander killed many thousands of Persians’ the countering reply to him will be: ‘And Callisthenes too’. Whenever it is said: ‘Alexander killed Darius, who had the
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Atheists Are More Likely to Believe in Aliens. Why?1
- Philosophy
- April 12, 2017
Last fall, Chapman University released a survey on paranormal fears. Two of the questions asked about belief in aliens. The results indicate that 24 percent of Americans believe aliens visited the Earth in recent years, while 27 percent believe they did so in ancient times. While such numbers are surprising, they’re even more startling when
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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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