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C.S. Lewis on How to Be Yourself 1
- Philosophy
- August 19, 2019
When faced with a challenge, most of us have received advice to “just be yourself.” Those offering advice have good intentions. Yet, we might think, “I’m anxious, frightened, and insecure. I don’t want to be myself.” C.S. Lewis would agree that the self-concept we have created is unreliable. Fortunately, the self we have created is
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Yes, We Have Ruined Childhood. But There’s Hope for Restoration.0
- Culture
- August 19, 2019
Over the weekend the New York Times published an article entitled, “We Have Ruined Childhood.” Author Kim Brooks states her premise bluntly: “To put it simply, our kids are not O.K.” Many of us would agree. We see it in the young faces around us and we read about it in the rising suicide rates
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Civics 101 for Flyover Country 0
- Culture
- August 16, 2019
Quillette columnist Coleman Hughes, an American of African descent who has “only ever voted for democrats,” made news in June when he testified in front of a House Subcommittee against reparations for slavery. One lady applauded him on social media, saying “there are so many youth (sic) that want to speak out … but fear
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The Difference Between Public Libraries and Public Schools 0
- Education
- August 16, 2019
Plans for the Boston Public Library, the nation’s second-oldest public library, were approved in 1852, the same year Massachusetts passed the country’s first compulsory schooling law. Both public libraries and public schools are funded through taxation and both are “free” to access, but the similarities end there. The main difference between public libraries and public
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Why Joe Biden Is Winning the Gun-Control Debate 0
- Politics
- August 16, 2019
There are two fundamental arguments most commonly made against gun control. The Anti-Crime Argument The first one is based on the idea that persons have a fundamental right to self-defense against ordinary criminals. That is, in a world where criminals have access to either legal or illegal weapons, ordinary people ought to be able to
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The Reincarnation of America’s Most Infamous Dead Mall 1
- Culture
- August 16, 2019
AKRON, Ohio – Rolling Acres Mall in Akron opened in 1975. I was three years old. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of going to that mall. The mall had only been there for two years, but to a five year old in 1977, it was as permanent and impressive as the pyramids of Egypt.
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