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Author Archives: Jasper John MacKay
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Interesting Read
via The Atlantic:
America Has Entered Late-Stage Protein
by Rachel Sugar
published on Janaury 10, 2026
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The term “culture war” derives from the German Kulturkampf, coined in the time of Bismarck for the conflict between the Catholic Church and the Prussian state. It seems to have entered the American vocabulary largely through the sociologist James Davison Hunter’s 1991 book, “Culture Wars: The Struggle to Define America,” and historians have been refining the story ever since.
~ Louis Menand via The New Yorker
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Guest Lecture
with Rick Beato
Top 20 One Hit Wonders of the ’80s – Rick Beato
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Donald Trump has eroded the credibility of the United States in Western capitals, and it is Canada that finds itself at the forefront of the reckoning.
~ Ishaan Tharoor via The New Yorker
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Cardiff University
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Interesting Read
via StudyFinds:
Did Evolution Make Humans Smarter — But More Prone To Autism?
research led by Alexander Starr and Hunter Fraser
published on October 15, 2025
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An account that searches through someone’s following list for Jewish names is not conducting any meaningful analysis. This mentality is one reason American online public life has become so polarized. People no longer examine arguments; they investigate affiliations.
~ Yiyang Zhuge via Wired Magazine.
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