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    • Patriotism, Gratitude, and Western Civilization

      Patriotism, Gratitude, and Western Civilization3

      Many years ago, I attended West Forsyth High School near Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Though our sports teams then were generally mediocre, at basketball and football games our cheerleaders would inevitably break into a chant: “WEST IS BEST! WEST IS BEST!” That cheer came back to me while reading “The Decline and Fall of the Descendants

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    • Imagined Virtue: What News Can Make Us Miss

      Imagined Virtue: What News Can Make Us Miss4

      Clicking on my car radio, I hear two voices discussing—vehemently—a federal government conflict. Opening my podcast app, I find an entire category dedicated to “News,” or informing listeners of the latest scandals or controversies. And scrolling through YouTube, I find a host of suggestions for dogmatic political commentary. The mere volume of news outlets, encompassing

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    • Science Has a Major Fraud Problem. Here’s Why Government Funding Is the Likely Culprit

      Science Has a Major Fraud Problem. Here’s Why Government Funding Is the Likely Culprit4

      President Biden’s 2024 budget includes over $210 billion directed toward federal research and development, an approximately $9 billion increase from 2023 funding. That might not sound particularly bad—after all, who doesn’t like science and innovation? But, although seemingly noble, the billions pumped into the US government’s National Science Foundation don’t always translate into finding cures for

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