Culture

The Rule of Our Sophisticated Suckers 0
- Culture
- March 5, 2020
“There’s a sucker born every minute,” said P. T. Barnum, expressing, without intending it, the soul of modernist movements in the arts. Donald Trump recently outraged what has been called, without any sense of irony or hyperbole, “the architectural community,” with a directive preferring the federal style for new public buildings in Washington, D.C. That
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This Isn’t Working: How We View Those We Oppose 0
- Culture
- March 5, 2020
Recently I celebrated my birthday with my son and five of his children. His wife and oldest daughter were visiting relatives, so I pitched in and helped James with the kids. On my birthday we took the kids to a Steak ‘n Shake just north of town. It’s a kid-friendly restaurant and getting grandchildren to
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Waiting for a Communist Superman 0
- Culture
- March 5, 2020
In the pursuit of a communist society, many Marxist-Leninist authors have written about the new kind of person who will create this society. This new human being will be a stark contrast to the kind of person that existed in a capitalist system. Once these capitalist chains are removed, mankind will soar to new heights,
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Weinstein Verdict and #MeToo Distract Us From the Real Problem 0
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- March 4, 2020
Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault and rape in New York on February 24, 2020. The verdict was immediately hailed as a victory for all American women and for the #MeToo movement. “This is the new landscape for survivors of sexual assault in America, I believe, and it is a new day. It is
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Boost Your Immune System to Fight the Coronavirus 0
- Culture
- March 3, 2020
Commentary about the coronavirus is endless. Those with anti-China and anti-trade mindsets bash China, those with anti-Trump agendas bash the president’s response, and those with a big-government bias are using the crisis to argue for spending more money. The etiology of the disease is uncertain, with cases showing up in Americans who didn’t travel abroad
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Kids Benefit From Seeing Euthanasia Close Up, Says Canadian Doctor 0
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- March 3, 2020
Bedside gatherings at Canadian euthanasia deaths are normally an adults-only affair. Of course we’re not privy to most of them, but occasionally a journalist describes the last moments of an elderly man or woman in a magazine feature. Sometimes there’s a party, glasses of champagne, hilarity – until the doctor arrives. The friends and relatives gather around the bed
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