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CATEGORY: ECONOMICS (7 min)



** Does Capitalism Destroy Culture? ([link removed])
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Define capitalism in a tweet. It’s hard, right?

Do your friends know what it means, or only what it looks like? Do you?

How does anyone debate pros and cons in 280 characters?

3 Common Critiques of Capitalism

So let’s take it off Twitter and into the blogosphere.

In this Intercollegiate Review classic, Michael Matheson Miller, research fellow at the Acton Institute, examines capitalism and the most common criticisms leveled against it, one by one.

What is capitalism? Does it destroy traditional cultures and ways of living? Is it homogenizing the globe?

Read on to find out.

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CATEGORY: LITERATURE (32 min)


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The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis ([link removed])
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Come on. We all know you have it on your shelf, if not under your pillow.

You love this book. You’ve read it at least once.

You probably even suggested The Abolition of Man to your reading group.

Take Your Understanding of the Book to Deeper Levels with This Oxford Professor

In this National Review Great Books podcast episode, John J. Miller discusses Lewis’s beloved work with Michael Ward, a senior research fellow at the University of Oxford.

Ward explains:
* (3:26) Why Lewis chose such a dramatic title for his book

* (12:15) The ethics of description, or why words carry ethical weight

* (17:39) Why The Abolition of Man isn’t a Christian book (who knew?!)

. . . and much more. If you love the book, you’ll love this podcast.

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CATEGORY: POLITICS (6 min)



** Keep the Electoral College ([link removed])
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Debates about the 2020 election are heating up . . . and so are the debates about the Electoral College.

Is it as crucial to electing the next president as it was in 2016? Or is it an outdated, clumsy institution that oppresses the weak?

Noah Diekemper argues that if you care about minorities, then you should support the Electoral College. Read his article to learn why.

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