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  • The Death of the Anti-War Left

    The Death of the Anti-War Left10

    Anti-war activists used to be at home on the left. In the mid-2000s, Democrats were the first to oppose the War on Terror. During the 2004 Democrat primary, for example, the last rival to John Kerry was Dennis Kucinich, a staunch critic of the Iraq War who would later propose the establishment of the “Department

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  • The Key Ingredient We’re Missing: Integration

    The Key Ingredient We’re Missing: Integration1

    The same thing that makes for a beautiful piece of music makes for a healthy society: harmony. In a beautiful musical composition (such as the alt-folk album Appaloosa Bones that I’m listening to as I write), the notes of each chord harmonize with one another, as do the notes of the melody, and a unifying

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  • Sweden Changes the Immigration Paradigm (Is It Possible in America?)

    Sweden Changes the Immigration Paradigm (Is It Possible in America?)5

    For the first time in 50 years, the number of emigrants from Sweden surpassed the number of immigrants to Sweden. This is significant—for decades, Sweden had the highest ratio of immigrants to citizens of any European country. Since a majority of Americans wish to reduce immigration after more than 4 million people were allowed to

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  • On Conquering White Whales: Stemming the Tide of Cultural Ignorance

    On Conquering White Whales: Stemming the Tide of Cultural Ignorance6

    Once upon a time, Moby Dick was required reading for American high schoolers. It is, after all, arguably, one of the greatest American novels ever penned. Sadly, most students today will never read Moby Dick, and sadder still, neither have, nor will, their teachers. There is something uniquely sublime about the great beast of the

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  • Fulton Sheen and the Power of Speech

    Fulton Sheen and the Power of Speech2

    It is the early days of television in one of the studios of TV network pioneer DuMont. There is a live audience gathered before a mock study, and all is quiet. The cameras start to roll. A door at the back of the set opens and out walks a remarkable figure. He is dressed in

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  • Life, Death, and Joy in Autumn

    Life, Death, and Joy in Autumn6

    “It sounds fantastic to say that one can be enamored of a season, but that is something like what happened.” —C.S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy Whenever I listen to people describing Autumn, there are differing opinions but similar observations. Some dread the season because it means the ending of the vibrant summer, others because it

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