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Santa Claus Corrupts Children

He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness’ sake. … Read More ›

Posted on December 25, 2014November 30, 2017
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Mockumentaries Discourage Real Science

I recently had the audacity to comment on a YouTube video that supposedly showed footage of a famous prehistoric animal. I didn’t expect much from … Read More ›

Posted on December 18, 2014November 11, 2017
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How to Learn Like Leonardo da Vinci

Thinking it sounded fun, I registered last winter for a college course entitled “Symbolic Logic (MTH 303).” I had expected a Junior-level math course, even … Read More ›

Posted on July 17, 2014November 29, 2017
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The Truth About Zoos

It has become apparent to me lately that a growing number of people seem to be in favor of no longer keeping animals in zoos … Read More ›

Posted on May 22, 2014November 11, 2017
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What Makes a Man Great: Machiavelli vs. Aristotle

In Nichomachean Ethics, Aristotle examines the “magnanimous,” or great-souled, man, who is by definition the superior representative of goodness. Centuries later, Niccolò Machiavelli counters Aristotle’s … Read More ›

Posted on May 1, 2014February 21, 2016
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The Virtues of an Englishman Abroad

It is often when we are abroad that we see the best and the worst of people. There is a reason for the enduring stereotype … Read More ›

Posted on April 24, 2014November 11, 2017
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Why I Make Art

A human person is an embodied soul – an apparently contradictory combination of spirit and body. Our lives are finite, yet our souls are eternal. … Read More ›

Posted on March 6, 2014November 11, 2017
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Doing Evil Cannot Accomplish Good

When I first saw the play Measure for Measure, still my favorite of Shakespeare’s plays, I thought it presented a difficult moral question. For those not familiar, … Read More ›

Posted on February 27, 2014November 11, 2017

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