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Socialism in America?

In the 19th century Alexis de Tocqueville, from an aristocratic background, decided to investigate America, which seemed to be making amazing civilizational and economic progress, in

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Jesus the Carpenter

I think I am not the only one who has attended performances of Handel’s Messiah around Christmas or Easter, and experienced chills going up and

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Virtue and Temperament

Aristotle, who was continually interested in biological aspects of human behavior, made a distinction between “natural virtue” and “acquired virtue.” Natural virtue is related to

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