The moral peril of a classical education

Another way of putting it is this: I read and understood Aristotle, but read and did not understand Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Baudelaire, Dickens, Hawthorne, Poe, and Flannery O’Connor. These authors combined contain, in their writings, all the warnings against human weakness, human cupidity, and human deceit that any person needs to know to live wisely in this world.

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Liberals' unsettling distrust of honest elections

Comedian Al Franken won his Senatorial race by 312 votes out of over 2.8 million votes cast.
That 2008 election proved that every single vote counts.
The 2000 presidential election came down to the state of Florida. Whoever won the Sunshine State’s 25 electoral votes would become president.
Out of nearly six million votes cast, George W. Bush won by only 537 hotly-contested votes. The vote was so tight, and the recounts so inconclusive, that legal challenges were filed by the Gore campaign. It went all the way to the Supreme Court who decided on the slim tally that favored Bush.
More than any election, the 2000 presidential election proved that every single vote counts …

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"When did pregnancy become a disease?"

In response to “tighter restrictions on federal payments for abortion,” the Register argues (February 1, 2014): “If men could get pregnant, abortion wouldn’t be controversial … Medication to terminate a pregnancy would be available at every pharmacy.” The Register attributes these restrictions to a government “dominated by men,” especially conservative men. This editorial raises profound questions about the Register’s thinking …

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Let states determine their own minimum wage

A gallon of gasoline in New York is $3.70 per gallon. In Iowa, it is $3.25.
In Texas, it is only $3.13 per gallon, while in California it goes for $3.65.
These numbers come from the AAA Fuel Gauge Report which came out on December 31st, 2013. They point out the obvious: the price of living varies dramatically by state. For example, the cost of living in liberal states like California, New York, and Massachusetts is twenty to fifty percent higher than in more moderate states such as Oklahoma, Kansas, or North Dakota …

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How Islam affects everyday life

Yesterday, I stood in a long line in Las Vegas waiting to get through security. You know the routine. Take off your coat. Take off your shoes. Take off your belt. You’d better not have any aerosols in your carry-on or 3.5 ounce bottles of shampoo. Take your lap top out of your brief case. Go through an x-ray machine. Get groped by a stranger. All of this happens to millions of people every day because of Islam, the “religion of peace.”

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Nancy Pelosi's secret weapon to get reelected!

I’ve just spent the week in Las Vegas. After being surrounded by all of the craziness of that glitzy city, I need to get grounded again. What better way than with some news updates from NewsBusted’s legendary ace reporter, Jodi Miller!

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