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Why Name-Calling Is a Sign of a Poor Argument 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Politics
- March 16, 2026
“Racist!” “Misogynist!” “NAZI!!!” You may be a member of the Amish community if you haven’t heard someone hurl one of these insults at another individual. Given our cultural climate, you yourself have likely been on the receiving end of such demeaning labels. I count myself in that latter club. “Misogynist” is the label that I’ve
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Violent Speech on College Campuses Is Still Free Speech 0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Politics
- March 16, 2026
In 2024, the Israel-Palestine conflict incited protests, sit-ins, and marches across American college campuses. Although this debate is far from over, a new cause has taken precedence among young Americans: protesting deportations, arrests, and violence at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. Both issues bring the age-old question of free speech versus
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Notes of an American Pessimist 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Politics, Western Civilization
- March 13, 2026
The writer of Ecclesiastes had seen enough of the world. Wealth, wisdom, labor, pleasure – he’d tried them all and arrived at the same conclusion: Vanity. A breath. A chasing after wind. No one seems to talk about Ecclesiastes anymore. Not even in Christian circles. Scholars and early Jewish rabbis have argued for centuries over
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Why Does God Have to Be Perfect Goodness?0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- March 12, 2026
Today’s cultural and political landscape is rife with discussion about morality. But even though everyone has an opinion about who is “good” and who is “evil,” most of us probably wouldn’t be able to define “goodness.” Goodness is About More Than Morality Not surprisingly, our first association with the word “goodness” likely has to do with “right”
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Finding Help and Hope Amidst Loneliness 0
- Culture, Featured, Health
- January 26, 2026
The number of Americans receiving some sort of mental or emotional health treatment more than doubled from 2002 to 2024, rising from 27.2 million people to 60 million, a recent Statista article shows. Anxiety and depression are the most commonly cited reasons for seeking treatment. Experts credit this increase to the Covid lockdowns, less stigma attached to
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