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Intellectuals. Are there any left? The people who used to be intellectuals are busy dumbing down universities and awarding A’s all round in an effort to boost enrollment. Their colleagues preach deconstructionism and relativism and are proud to have no standards of behaviour, ethics or morals whatsoever. Anything goes and intellectually it seems a lot …
From Fox News: "Evangelical leader Pat Robertson told FOX News Radio Thursday morning that he and other evangelicals would not support McCain, citing his temper. Robertson referenced a Wall Street Journal article describing him as a ‘capped live volcano,’ adding: ‘You never know when he’s going to explode … If you’ve got a guy who’s …
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There are 652 women’s and gender studies programs in the United States; undergraduate women’s studies courses enrolled nearly 89,000 students in 2005-06; and 30.4 percent of women’s studies faculty are faculty of color, versus 19 percent of faculty nationally. Gender and/or women’s studies classes are reported to be populated entirely by women and gay men, …
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Man cannot live by bread alone. He needs hope of a better life and a better society, free of the sordid ambition of the few. A small minority seize the lead by fair means or foul in most instances, distastefully reaching their personal ends at the expense of the hopes and interests of the many. …
When enough security against other people is achieved, if one has enough power and material wealth as a base, then one can have the safety of a quiet life in tranquility, apart from the crowd. This is a key tenet of Epicureanism. Apply it to today in the United States: On one side you have …
