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Insanity & Doom Update XXVIII
Item City Council wants new schools chancellor to 'take bold action' City lawmakers are demanding that incoming schools chief Richard Carranza bring his focus on ethnic and LGBTQ studies with…
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Is Trump Still Winning? — Guest Post by The Blonde Bombshell
Trump told us during the campaign that we would be "tired of winning"---and apparently that is the case, given all the strum und drang about his signing of the Omnibus…
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Insanity & Doom Update V
Item & Prediction Why this winter could turn out to be a surprisingly sexy Oscar season It's not that Call Me By Your Name is especially explicit (though the famous…
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Prominent Scientists and Catholics Call for Reforms of Pontifical Academy of Science
Prominent Scientists and Catholics Call for Reforms of Pontifical Academy of Science Statement Denounces Population Control Enthusiasts at Vatican Events (full PDF) I am a signer. I'm very late in…
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Insanity & Doom Update
We used to call these "This Week In Doom", but except for our Summa Contra Gentiles series, I cannot stick to a schedule. Item "California Lesbian Couple Chemically Alter Their…
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If The Founding Principles Were So Great, How’d We Get To Where We Are? Part II
Read Part I (first!). Munoz is right to show there was not unanimity among the Founders. Most adopted the language of rights, but some tempered this with doses of natural-law…
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Despite What You Heard, The Death Penalty Is Legitimate. Feser and Bessette’s “By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment”
Because, very oddly, there has been a changing of the catechism from the constant and ancient teaching ("the pope is distracting the world with fresh meat for the spirit of…
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Insanity & Doom Update IX
Item University looks to add diversity rating to faculty evals Ball State University's Faculty Council plans to allow students to rate the inclusiveness of classroom environments on end-of-semester evaluations... While…
