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Reluctant Moderation
A publication about the need for moderation in politics and culture.
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
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Feb 12
The Pure Joy of the Puppy Bowl
The 20th. annual Puppy Bowl is a reminder of the simple pleasures this…
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Oct 11, 2023
The Power and Joy of the Appalachian Queer Film Festival
The recent celebration of queer film, held in…
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
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Sep 26, 2023
Conservative Columnists Are Not Serious People
A pair of recent columns from prominent conservatives…
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Sep 7, 2023
The Roots of Our Discontent: The Death of Mass Culture
An increasingly fragmented cultural sphere has…
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Nov 10, 2021
The University of Austin is The Grift that Keeps on Grifting
The proposed anti-woke university is…
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Sep 22, 2021
COVID Schadenfreude is Poisoning All of Us
The desire to feel pleasure at the demise of the…
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
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Sep 9, 2021
We’re Living in an Absurd Tragicomedy
And we’ve got to do something before its final act destroys all…
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
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Sep 3, 2021
Our Political Fever is Unsustainable
The heightened state of political anger in this country simply…
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Aug 25, 2021
OnlyFans and the Levers of Power
The site’s pornography ban saga illustrates how power works in the…
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Dr. Thomas J. West III
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Aug 12, 2021
The Exhaustion of Perpetual Culture War
For many in the “scapegoat class,” the nonstop nature of the…
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