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The peril to democracy under present conditions of information isn’t any of these things: it’s the spread of nihilism in the public and the demoralization of an elite class that has lost any claim to authority.
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
For many Americans, especially non-Christians, the thought that Christian morality can be a useful guide to much of anything is risible, particularly since so many white evangelicals from 2016 forward chose to throw in their lot with a solipsistic American president who bullies, boasts, and sneers. Yet Lewis’s life suggests that religiously inspire
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If you rule out all dissent on the basis that it's hate speech and misinformation, you will detach entirely from reality.
The Paper Millionaire, by some Arab-turned-Englishman named Roger Shashoua. He sat