Culture

An Open Letter to the Tyrant of Michigan 0
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- May 14, 2020
Dear Governor Whitmer, It appears the “non-essentials” are gathering to protest again today. Unfortunately, this third protest – termed “judgment day” by some, makes it a little hard for you to enjoy the contemplative life that government-mandated quarantine would seem to afford us. Yet given that this is your decision, and you have a guaranteed paycheck, I
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Curing the Global Pandemic of Loneliness 0
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- May 13, 2020
Millions of people within our country are experiencing extreme social isolation and loneliness. In a time defined by a pandemic and lockdowns, one would naturally expect people to feel this way, being cut off from family, friends, and neighbors. In actuality, the coronavirus has just exacerbated an existing pandemic that had been plaguing the United
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Lying Media Can’t Be Trusted on Ahmaud Arbery Story 0
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- May 13, 2020
The media lies all the time. We have seen it on Russian collusion, Covington Catholic, the coronavirus, and a host of other subjects. When they are not lying, they engage in a kind of willful distortion of the facts, focusing on unrepresentative stories of the “man bites dog” variety without providing useful context. This is
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Political Utopianism and Christianity Are Incompatible 0
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- May 12, 2020
“Immanentizing the eschaton” is a political and theological term in which a person or group attempts to bring about, through human action, a heaven-like existence on Earth. Seeking utopianism, in other words. Living in this fallen world, it’s unlikely that we’ll ever see the quest for utopia realized. Those who hope and work for it
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Fighting for Freedom in a Pandemic 0
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- May 12, 2020
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.” ~H.L. Mencken My friend John and I spend a great deal of time discussing politics, calling each other’s attention to articles we’ve read online, and shaking our heads over various political shenanigans and a
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Beauty Will Save the World 1
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- May 11, 2020
Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky declared that “beauty will save the world.” In his Nobel Laureate speech, fellow Russian Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn said what we all were thinking: “What sort of a statement is that? … When in bloodthirsty history did beauty ever save anyone from anything?” Walking on two feet, man’s gaze is naturally turned toward
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