Art and Culture
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The Religious Idiocy of ‘Limitarianism’
“To pretend that you can have all the riches of the modern world and eliminate the ability for anyone to become wealthy is a sure sign of someone who has no understanding of how all this wealth was generated in the first place.” ~James Hartley
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‘Am I a Racist?’ Packs a Potent Political Punch: Ridicule
“‘Am I a Racist?’ isn’t just brilliant. It’s funny — and that’s more important.” ~Jon Miltimore
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Break Out of Bad Therapy: Gen Z’s Road to Resilience
“A confused society cannot coalesce upon what a ‘fact’ even is, much less a vision of the common good.” ~Katelyn Shelton
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Taylor Swift, Politics, and the Value of Friendship
“During the silly season of presidential elections, which often brings out the worst in us, it’s important to remember that true friendship is worth more than political pride.” ~Jon Miltimore
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Lose the Political Informality
“Politicians’ first-name basis… is a mercenary maneuver to gain our confidence on the cheap. It is literally a con game.” ~Donald J. Boudreaux
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‘Reagan’ Biopic Fails the Man and the Moviegoer
“Those who have longed for a satisfactory depiction of Reagan’s made-for-the-movies life will have to keep waiting.” ~Jack Butler
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Is America’s Cultural Glue Weakening?
“Not so long ago in America it was considered rude to ask anyone other than one’s inner social circle which positive moral actions they undertook. But it now happens every second of every day.” ~David Rose
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People Without Meaningful Lives Seek Power Over Others
“Mass movements attract followers who fail to make meaning in their lives, and seek a borrowed meaning from a destructive leader.” ~Barry Brownstein
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Loury’s ‘Late Admissions’ is Right on Time
“Economists often get lost in abstractions…By coming to terms with himself, Glenn Loury gains a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the same communities in which he was raised.” ~Michael N. Peterson
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‘Counterweight’ to Conformity
“This book an accessible guide to understanding the ‘once insurgent but increasingly entrenched ideology’ that has inflicted upon society a culture of alienation, fear, resentment, revenge, hostility, and polarization.” ~Habi Zhang
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Free Kids from Their Cells
“To keep our kids from harm, we have exposed them to brain-altering habits, online predators, and addictive pastimes that don’t just have the risk, but the near certainty, of making those now children turn out to be anxious and dysfunctional adults.” ~Michael Munger
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Labor Isn’t Value
“The labor theory of value is wrong. Just because you worked hard at something doesn’t mean you have produced anything worthwhile.” ~Art Carden
