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Mystery Cults in Ancient Greece and Rome,” by Damien Stone.

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The philosophy of these tools is that the world is data and truth is probabilistic. Christians must proceed with biblically ...

Writing about a son’s vigil at his dying father’s bedside, Georgi Gospodinov examines what parents and their children reap and sow.

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Economist and historian Lawrence W. (“Larry”) Reed is president emeritus, Humphreys Family Senior Fellow, and Ron Manners Global Ambassador for Liberty at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) ...

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For those of you who know the difference between The French New Wave and a croissant, Nouvelle Vague is the movie for you. A rapturous homage to Breathless, ...

The Erie Canal, a 363-mile waterway stretching from Lake Erie to the Hudson River, fueled westward expansion and grew the fortunes of cities like Rochester and Buffalo. It was an idea so audacious ...