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Curiosities- Outrage: America's Fastest Growing Religion"We are dealing with a religious cult of tens of millions of people who are addicted to anger, outrage, and hatred and the media outlets that feed that addiction."
- Cyber-AnonymityThe Prime Directive for online political discussion: opponents must be portrayed not just as misguided but as UGLY, in appearance and heart and mind and soul.
- The Real Reason for Germany's Industrial Expansion?"Did Germany experience rapid industrial expansion in the 19th century due to an absence of copyright law?"
- The Peekaboo Paradox"This unmarried, 35-year-old community college dropout makes more than $100,000 a year, with a two-day workweek. Not bad for a complete idiot."
- Borrowers Refuse to Pay Billions in Home Equity Loans“Any bad loan over $15,000 to $20,000 is not collectible. Americans seem to believe that anything they can get away with is O.K.”
- What Hope?"Scrupulous recountings of the historical reasons for black problems are of no significant use in finding solutions."
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- Dave Black: It is possible to enjoy justifying grace and to stand in uncompromising orthodoxy without walking as Jesus walked. 3 days ago
- C. Grebel: We were listeners to Zwingli's sermons and readers of his writings, but one day we took the Bible in hand and were taught better. 3 days ago
- James J. Kilpatrick: The difference between good and better writing is the number of imperceptible hesitations a reader experiences. 6 days ago
- C.S. Lewis: What feels like zeal may be only fidgets, or even the flattering of one’s self-importance. 1 week ago
- T-Bone Burnett: If Jesus is the light of the world, you can write songs about the light, or songs about what you see in the light. 1 week ago
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