Eros: An Obituary
The aim of the Party was not merely to prevent men and women from forming loyalties which it might not be able to control. Its real, undeclared purpose was to…
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Race Hochdorf
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Race Hochdorf is a writer whose work has been featured at The Humanist, Thought Catalog, and Areo Magazine. You can find more of Race’s writing at www.racehochdorf.com. To start a conversation with Race: https://letter.wiki/RaceHochdorf
Reflections on the “Free Market” & Its Ideological Fruits
“Looking thus into your eyes and seeing how each of you is a creature which has never in all time existed before and which shall never in all time exist…
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Farewell, Esquire?
On a layover in Toronto en route to Phoenix several weeks ago, I purchased the latest issue of Esquire magazine at a news shop before boarding my plane and shuffling…
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Garrison Keillor & The Dark Side Of #MeToo
I can’t believe I actually have to make this point. Innocent-until-proven-guilty is a way of ensuring innocent people don’t find themselves punished for a crime they didn’t commit (has anyone ever read To Kill A Mockingbird?
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Thomas Jefferson & His Enemies
“Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.” — Thomas Jefferson, letter to Pierre De Nemours,…
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Snapshots from Turkey
When the plane touches down on the flight line, the Emirates stewardess approaches me and motions with her hands that I need to buckle my seatbelt. She motions with her…
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From Al Qaeda to Atheism
Below you will find my interview with Yasmine Mohammed. Yasmine first came to my attention when I saw that many of the same people who had liked my Facebook page…
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Erdogan’s Turkey Doesn’t Belong in the EU or NATO
It was around noon near the beginning of September when news of the tragedy began to circulate around the base in Afghanistan where I live. A Turkish military officer had…
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Why are Democrats Succumbing to Fantasy?
A butterfly attempting to re-enter the cocoon. A baby trying to crawl back into the womb. A person trying to push toothpaste back into its tube. To view these things…
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Social Justice: How Cults Use Language to Enslave Adherents
Nearly three years ago I wrote an article titled “The Tyranny of Fundamentalist Language,” about how fringe religious groups are able to psychologically enslave adherents by creating a vocabulary that…
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