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Were the Founders Deist? Here’s One Sure-Fire Piece of Evidence Against That Idea 6
- Religion, History
- July 5, 2024
Although some of America’s Founding Fathers were deists, rather than Christians, the United States owes a debt of gratitude to a Judeo-Christian moral framework that goes beyond mere deism—and the proof is in the Declaration of Independence itself. Deism refers to the belief that God created the world and endowed human beings with reason, but after that, he
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Friday Comic: A Modern Day Tragedy 0
- Entertainment
- July 5, 2024
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This Independence Day, Let’s Support the Brave Who Keep Us Free 1
- Culture, Featured
- July 3, 2024
It’s a sad fact that some Americans who give everything for their country receive little in return. There are at least 41,000 homeless veterans, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and over a million housing insecure veterans, according to Dana Spain, the founder and president of Veterans Villages, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
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Who’s Rating the ‘News Raters’?2
- Politics, Featured
- July 3, 2024
NewsGuard is a widely recognized media watchdog that rates news agencies on their reliability, transparency, and financial conflicts of interest. Via a web extension, the organization’s team of “expert journalists” provides outlets with “nutrition label” reports that rate outlets on a scale of 0–100 based on “a set of apolitical criteria of journalistic practice,” according
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Why Emotions Are Necessary in Education (So Is Logic)3
- Education, Featured
- July 2, 2024
In education, there is a tradition of separating reason from emotions. We learn best, the conventional wisdom goes, when able to rationally consider information in a dispassionate manner. Emotions cause us to become impulsive and make rash judgments. When we try to acquire knowledge while in an emotional state, we allow biases to infect our
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Summer Reading for G.K. Chesterton 0
- Literature
- July 2, 2024
This is the time of year when people are asked to compile their summer reading lists. The idea of these lists, as far as I can see, is to suggest books that are relaxing, not taxing; slim volumes, not monumental tomes; lighter fare that can be read recreationally, for pure pleasure, perhaps on the beach
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