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HBO’s ‘Westworld’ is Amazing 0
- Culture
- November 17, 2016
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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The Perils of a Life in Isolation 0
- Education
- November 17, 2016
Humans are hardwired to interact with others, especially during times of stress. On the other hand, when we go through a trying ordeal alone, a lack of emotional support and comradeship can increase our anxiety and hinder our ability to cope. This message is forcefully driven home in the newly released thriller “Shut In.” Naomi
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The Most Beautiful Passage on Sorrow in Literature 0
- Literature
- November 17, 2016
Several years ago, I was reading one of those lists ranking the 100 greatest novels ever written. It was TIME magazine’s list, if I recall correctly. Many of the books I had read, some of them I had not, but nearly all of them I had at least heard of. One of the books I
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Sorites Paradox: When is a Heap of Sand No Longer a Heap?0
- History
- November 16, 2016
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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Is it Finally a Convenient Time to Rein in Executive Power?0
- Politics
- November 16, 2016
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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The Real Reason for the Anti-Trump Demonstrations 0
- Politics
- November 16, 2016
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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