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The Tragic Character of Human History (and our denial of it)

First Things
February 28, 2023
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R. R. Reno writes in First Things of how the moral values instilled in Baby Boomers in the 70s spawned so many current societal problems. Their quest for an open and inclusive society led to the destruction of social norms that once disciplined us, and dysfunction followed.

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