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Heroes in the SeaweedDoes Pierre Bayle’s argument for toleration, given the universality of hypocrisy, succeed?For the last century or more, in many nations, toleration came to be such an accepted civic principle that we can forget how hard fought…Oct 16, 20235
Krishika“Renaissance Echoes: Shaping the Enlightenment”The Renaissance, which began in the 14th century and reached its height in the 15th and 16th centuries, had a profound and lasting impact…Oct 2, 2023
Peter SacksMake American Feudal Again.After Nikki Haley warned Vivek Ramaswamy to “leave my daughter out of your voice,” and then called him “scum” for doing just that, we are…Nov 17, 2023
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