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Viktor Frankl on Finding Meaning in Suffering0
- Culture
- October 22, 2015
We all suffer. For some it will be a short duration. For others, we are trapped in a prison, figurative or literal, for the duration. Viktor Frankl was one of those trapped in a literal prison, a hell, surviving four different concentration camps in Nazi Germany. His story in Man’s Search for Meaning is incredible
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These John Paul II Quotes will Cause a Stir0
- Culture
- October 22, 2015
You may not know it, but Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) was canonized last year by the Catholic Church. As a saint, he now has a feast day, which is today, October 22. Known for many things, the Pope played an important role battling it out with the Evil Empire, thereby weakening the Soviet Union
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Why It’s Almost Impossible to Rationally Argue with People Today0
- October 21, 2015
As a lot of us know, the most important issues today are the most difficult to have a rational argument about. It can be very frustrating. Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre also recognizes this problem in chapter 2 of his justly famous work, After Virtue: “The most striking feature of contemporary moral utterance is that so much
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New Study: Marriage is Better for the Economy0
- Culture
- October 21, 2015
It’s no secret that married parents are better for children. But did you know that married parents are also better for a state’s economy? That’s the finding from a new study released by the American Enterprise Institute. States which have 75% or more of their children living in married households – such as Utah, Idaho,
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Nazi Germany Was Highly Educated0
- Education
- October 21, 2015
There’s a persistent temptation for modern societies to identify education with formal schooling. America seems to have fallen into that temptation. Education today is almost wholly associated with school, and improvements to education are focused on raising proficiency scores, helping students meet “standards,” and designing a more efficient system. It is often claimed that
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10 Challenging Quotes from a 20th Century Classic0
- October 21, 2015
Richard Weaver’s Ideas Have Consequences (1948) is considered one of the best nonfiction books of the 20th century. In it, Weaver dianoses problems of the modern age, explores their origins, and offers some potential cures. His University of Chicago colleague Paul Tillich described it as “Brilliantly written, daring and radical… It will shock, and philosophical shock is
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