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WEBJohnny Payne Essay-“The combination of dread and cheer these reveries bring about could accurately be called the optimist’s nightmare. The poet-speaker holds compassion as the stalk of a dandelion holds juice, hidden yet keeping the flower active and aloft through sheer tensile strength.” 7/21/2024
The Many Problems with Marxism - Merion West
WEBApr 15, 2020 · The Many Problems with Marxism. “I recently met up with an old friend, a staunch Marxist, at a traditional Viennese café to catch up and talk about our political differences. After hours of discussion, he admitted, ‘Well, ultimately, it’s a question of faith.'”. T he ultimate test for any theory is whether it works in practice.
James Lindsay: How Critical Studies Led to Today’s Turmoil
WEBJul 12, 2020 · Image via New Discourses “This is an attempt at a social, cultural, and political revolution.” O n July 9th, Kevin Turner had a conversation with Dr. James Lindsay discussing the social and cultural movement that has gripped the nation since the death of George Floyd in late May. An author and mathematician by training, Dr. Lindsay has written six books spanning a range of subjects ...
Age Quod Agis - Merion West
WEBMar 28, 2021 · Age Quod Agis. Thomas Koenig. 03/28/2021. (Tyrone Turner/WAMU) “From Saint Ignatius, this short phrase’s message is straightforward yet powerful: Do what you are doing.”. Writer’s note: The various levels of American government are having trouble carrying out their most basic functions. Some Ignatian wisdom could serve them well.
Nicholas Kristof Discusses “Tightrope: Americans Reaching for …
WEBFeb 28, 2021 · “One of the reasons our anti-poverty efforts in America don’t do better is we start too late. We need to help kids early on.” O n February 27th, Thomas Koenig was joined by Nicholas Kristof for a conversation about Mr. Kristof’s book Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope, which was released in January of 2020.Mr. Kristof, who is a columnist at The New York Times, co-wrote Tightrope ...
The Curious History of Tijuana Bibles - Merion West
WEBFeb 5, 2021 · The Curious History of Tijuana Bibles. “ However, dive a little deeper, and one finds a curious form of expression that—for all of its subversion of the law and public morality—was just as vibrant and popular as the subjects being parodied.”. I n 1967, the underground satirical magazine The Realist published an infamous image at the ...
Why People Hate Jordan Peterson So Much - Merion West
WEBJun 14, 2020 · (Elliot Ferguson/Postmedia Network) “Peterson continued, ‘So the Soviets really implemented and perfected the idea of class and ethnicity based guilt, and it’s a very bad road to walk down, and it’s something that we’re very much engaged in at the moment.'”. T o understand why people hate Dr. Jordan Peterson, the subject of my recent book Savage Messiah, I think it is best to let ...
I Served in a Foreign Military, and It Was Perfectly Legal
WEBJan 3, 2018 · While I can list off a series of reasons why a strong Finland is in the interest of the United States, in principle, it is wrong that I was allowed to go and serve a foreign army with the full consent of the United States government. First, there is the obvious worst-case scenario, which the State Department acknowledges on its website by ...
An Interview with Anti-Aging’s Pioneer - Merion West
WEBO n January 3rd, 2018, Dr. Aubrey de Grey, the Chief Science Officers of the SENS Research Foundation and a leading anti-aging researcher, joined Merion West ‘s Erich Prince to discuss the state of his current research, his bold prediction that there are likely people living today who will live to be 1,000, and to answer a few common ...
The Importance of Transgender Representation in Politics
WEBFeb 23, 2018 · The election of transgender politicians to public office can effectively mobilize transgender individuals to become more politically active and engaged in the political process. T he notion of the “transgender” in the way that it is understood today was only constructed in the early 1990s. For this reason, along with the lack of formal ...