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Summary Against Modern Thought: Things Which Block Truth
See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide. Chapter 4 (1) WHILE then the truth of the intelligible things of God is twofold, one to which…
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Trigger Warnings And The Feminismization Of America
Update New & Improved title! I think it was Clint Eastwood who, as Dirty Harry, gave the world's most famous trigger warning: I know what you're thinking: "Did he fire…
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Punishment Of Pre-Thoughtcrime On The Rise: You Could Be Next
Certain Canadians have been tried, convicted, and sentenced for pre-thoughtcrime. Bound to have happened, you will say, especially given events such as the howling drooling hate-filled mob that terrorized Brandon…
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Government Per Capita Spending: Up, Up, And Away! Or, Happy Tax Day!
Here it is, folks. Right from WhiteHouse.gov. The amount of Federal Government spending per capita from 1901 to the present and projected out to 2019. Population projections were taken from…
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From Latin & Greek To Remedial English
From Twitter's @LeMarquand came this picture: An overstatement, sure. Not every high school went in for amo, amas, amat or saw students parsing snatches of The Odyssey in the original.…
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Call For American Studies Association To Expand Boycott To United States
Members of that well known ethics group the American Studies Association met and decided that the principle of social justice (or something) demanded they boycott Israel. So they did. Not…
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The Closing Of The Scientific Mind
The title was swiped from Commentary Magazine's piece of the same name by David Gelernter, which all should read. Since today is a busy day at the Briggs Ranch, just…
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The University In 2024—Guest Post by Agnes Larson
We last met Miss Larson, a long-time university insider, in "The Corporatization of the University". Is the Doctrine of Unexpected Consequences to strike in the government takeover of student loans?…