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Author: Noah Diekemper

Noah Diekemper studied Latin and Mathematics at Hillsdale College (B.S.) and Data Science at Loyola University Maryland (M.S.). Motivated by a desire to preserve and share knowledge, he contributed to Goodtruebeautiful.net and has also been published in The Federalist, Intercollegiate Review, and The Baltimore Sun.
Art

Disney’s Greatest Film

The 1994 Disney cartoon The Lion King draws on Shakespearean tragedy, Japanese animation, biblical proportions, and the music of Elton John to craft a rich, … Read More ›

Posted on March 8, 2022March 8, 2022
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Politics

WaPo Has No Good Argument for D.C. Statehood

In the wake of Congressional hearings on the possibility of D.C. statehood, Washington Post columnist Robert McCartney published a “Perspective” piece promising to show that … Read More ›

Posted on January 11, 2022January 3, 2022
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Philosophy

The Real Answer to Unsolvable Moral Dilemmas

Suppose you see a trolley racing down its tracks, unable to stop. Further down, there are five people tied to said tracks. You, meanwhile, are … Read More ›

Posted on March 16, 2021February 4, 2021
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Philosophy

Pie Charts: They’re Bad

Ever since the dawn of history, some go-to techniques have wormed themselves into mankind’s habits, despite having no business being there. That clichéd opening for … Read More ›

Posted on March 24, 2020March 21, 2020
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Philosophy

Book Review: What is Marriage?

“Friends are just strangers you haven’t alienated yet.” If someone said this to you, you probably wouldn’t think that he had decided to refer to … Read More ›

Posted on December 10, 2019November 21, 2019
Philosophy

A Case for Unrestricted Space Mining

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Humanity consumes resources, but resources are finite. Therefore, we are destined to one day run out of … Read More ›

Posted on October 10, 2019October 8, 2019
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Living

Five Lies Fiction Tells You

At heart, fiction is a made-up story. These stories draw on the real world for context, structures, settings, and even characters, however. More often than … Read More ›

Posted on August 31, 2019August 28, 2019
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Art

Five Shakespeare Conspiracy Theories You Haven’t Heard

The plays of William Shakespeare have given our language turns of phrase we all know: “full circle,” (King Lear) “break the ice,” (Taming of the … Read More ›

Posted on February 26, 2019February 26, 2019
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Living

Commonplace Books: When Memory Isn’t Enough

How do we cope with wanting to remember more than we think we can? The art of “the memory technique” (an elegant legacy from a … Read More ›

Posted on January 15, 2019January 16, 2019

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