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When Despair Becomes Self-Indulgent

The great playwrights and poets often used drama to express aspects of the human experience not easily articulated. We see this in Shakespeare’s tales of unrequited love, Maya Angelou’s caged bird metaphor, and Curtis Mayfield’s interpretation of the ghetto child’s cry. When done well, drama beautifully lends voice to emotions we struggle to understand and appreciate. It can endear Read more. The post When Despair Becomes Self-Indulgent appeared first on Christianity Today

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Self-Control Goes Off the Rails

Screaming on the train is not just annoying; it speaks to a deeper change in ideology and mores. The post Self-Control Goes Off the Rails appeared first on The American Conservative

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