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  • One of Putin’s Favorite Authors on the ‘Antichrist’

    One of Putin’s Favorite Authors on the ‘Antichrist’1

    It is well-known that the Christian Bible prophesies the rise of a false messiah at the end of history known as the “Antichrist.” The prophecy has given rise to many speculations about the character of this Antichrist, speculations which have captured the interest of both believers and non-believers. One of the more famous speculations is

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  • How Financial Knowledge was Taught in 1889

    How Financial Knowledge was Taught in 18890

    On November 22, 1889, Gertrude Jones of Tennyson, Indiana penciled her name into her copy of Complete Arithmetic, a math curriculum book in use at the time. In 2016, the book is now in my possession. It smells delightful, if you’re into old books. Below is Gertrude’s lovely cursive: Complete Arithmetic’s introduction describes the use

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  • 9 Quotes that Might Make Trump and Sanders Reconsider Their Presidential Bids

    9 Quotes that Might Make Trump and Sanders Reconsider Their Presidential Bids0

    Given the fervency with which today’s Democrat and Republican presidential candidates are campaigning for the White House, one might reasonably believe that the highest office in the land is quite a prize. But before Trump, Sanders, Cruz, or Clinton take the oath of office, they might want to consider what some of their predecessors had

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  • Words of wisdom from Russia?

    Words of wisdom from Russia?0

    From Reuters we learn: “Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev raised the specter of an interminable or a world war if powers failed to negotiate an end to the conflict in Syria and warned against any ground operations by U.S. and Arab forces. Medvedev, speaking to Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper on the eve of talks between major

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  • A Lesson to Draw from the Orthodox-Catholic Schism

    A Lesson to Draw from the Orthodox-Catholic Schism0

    • February 12, 2016

    Among the top news stories today is the historic meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill. It marks the first official meeting between the head of the Roman Catholic Church and a patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church since the Great Schism almost one thousand years ago. For those of you who were taught dates

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  • Should Schools Teach More Financial Literacy?

    Should Schools Teach More Financial Literacy?1

    Last night I resolved an issue that’s been haunting me for a while: I balanced my checkbook. And let me tell you, it’s a good feeling to get something like that off your chest and know you’re keeping tabs on your bank account! Unfortunately for many young people, the uneasy feeling about their bank account

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