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Atheists Increasingly Attending Divinity Schools 0
- Culture
- October 16, 2015
A new phenomenon is happening in prominent American divinity schools: the student body increasingly includes secular, non-religious individuals. According to the New York Times, this shift is not driven by atheist students seeking to invade and overtake the realms of religiosity, but is rather by students seeking “a language of moral discourse and training in
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Plato Nails Democratic Man 0
- Culture
- October 16, 2015
In Book VIII of The Republic, Plato describes various types of political man, such as oligarchs and aristocrats, through a fictitious conversation between Socrates and Adeimantus. Given the age of democracy we’re in, Plato’s descriptions of democratic man seem especially prescient. From Plato’s perspective, democratic man is dominated by two ideas: freedom and equality. As
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Should We Ditch Bike Helmet Laws?0
- Culture
- October 16, 2015
In recent decades, Americans have witnessed a number of laws and regulations passed in the name of “safety.” Thus, among other things, we now have bike helmet laws. Currently in the U.S., there are 22 states and 201 localities that mandate the wearing of helmets for bike riders (mostly for riders under the age
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Topless Feminists try to Sack Cathedral 0
- Culture
- October 15, 2015
On Sunday, October 11, during the annual “March for Women” feminists – many topless – attempted to sack the Cathedral of Mar del Plata. They broke through the outer gates and attacked the unarmed men who were defending their church, eventually the police had to respond and push them back. The video is sheer madness
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Top Schools Think 7th and 8th Graders Should Be Able to Read These Books 0
- Education
- October 15, 2015
Schools that use a classical curriculum have a reputation as being more rigorous than their peers. To see if this reputation is deserved, we conducted a survey of over 100 classical schools (both secular and religious) across the country to see what students were reading at each grade level. We were hoping our audiences
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Americans Don’t Even Know How to Make Their Own Food Anymore 0
- Culture
- October 15, 2015
It’s no secret that Americans like to eat – particularly at restaurants. Just last spring Bloomberg reported that Americans now spend more on dining out than they do on groceries. However, companies such as Plated and Blue Apron are trying to encourage more Americans to eat-in. They deliver meal kits to customers’ homes which offer
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