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Good intentions aren’t enough.

Real change requires deeper connections and restoring self-respect.

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Entrepreneurship drives freedom.

Lincoln regarded it as vital for both moral strength and economic success.

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Has ma*****na decriminalization failed?

Imagine that. 💡

Students arrive on campus damaged by fragility.

It's a culture that's cultivated at home – not just in the lecture hall.

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He's a giant in theology – yet humble.

His journey from rebel to cardinal was driven by a quest for truth.

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Ignore the downers.

The Catholic Church is thriving.

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Where is the lie?

The "New Atheism" movement is fading.

Its former adherents Ayaan Hirsi Ali now embrace Christianity.

Socialism isn’t just a misguided version of neighborliness.

It’s a recipe for mistrust and fear.

Those who grew up in the Soviet Union attest that when the government forces "community," it crushes personal autonomy.

But it's much worse than that.

It fosters snitching and breeds deep social divisions.

Modern politicians ought to know this.

Sure enough, many of them do.

Their rhetoric isn’t merely naive—it’s a dangerous deceit.

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No, socialism is not "neighborliness."

Sorry, Tim Walz.

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Progressivism and nationalism lack answers to today’s big questions.

It's time for a third way: conservative humanism.

Have the courage to recognize failures.

Have the patience to turn weakness into strength.

Fame and funding are luring evangelicals off course.

Christians must guard their doctrine.

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Why is philanthropy important in 2024?

The American Revolution was complex.

But one man's paintings made it clear.

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Robin Williams made our madness look glamorous.

We laughed with him, believing life could expand to include everything.

His su***de shattered that illusion.

The HBO documentary "Come Inside My Mind" offers a nonjudgmental look at his life.

But in doing so, it misses the bravery that Williams showed us on stage: the courage to face our deepest fears, even as he concealed his own.

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God’s otherness and nearness seem irreconcilable.

Yet they're both true.

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Why is the rule of law important?

Robin Williams lived America’s contradictions:

Joy and despair.

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🚨 The real crisis: Under-population.

More 👏 big 👏 families 👏

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Ancient wisdom ➡️ modern truths.

Plato's "Republic" unpacked:

👉self-interest
👉subjective value
👉comparative advantage
👉entrepreneurship

Natural human behaviors influence free-market economies.

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Faith is now consumerized.

We need to return to our historic creeds.

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Evangelicals' struggle with orthodoxy isn't new.

Carl Trueman’s book "Crisis of Confidence" advocates for a return to creedal traditions.

Why?

To rejuvenate faith communities and ground them in enduring orthodoxy.

Describe your faith in one sentence.

Plato discovered the free market before Adam Smith.

The truths about human behavior and commerce are timeless.

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Is it now illegal to be homeless?

The Supreme Court’s nuanced decision in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson tackles this provocative question.

It highlights the complex interplay between constitutional law and the socio-economic realities of homelessness.

What we desperately need is a more thoughtful public discourse on the issue.

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The U.S. national debt just hit $35 trillion.

Can "viewpoint diversity" really save American universities?

It's probably not that easy.

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