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About Matters of Truth

Sadly, today we confuse opinion with truth. We can blame our muddled and disordered political discourse on Michel Foucault. He and other postmodernist philosophers argued that truth is contingent on social context rather than being absolute and universal. Postmodernists contend that truth is always limited rather than absolute and unquestionable. This absurd idea engenders thoughtless…

A Newspaper Epiphany

Three decades ago, I burned myself out trying to keep up with all the brilliant doctors at DukeUniversity Medical Center. I was stagnant, frustrated, and apathetic. I felt like the student whenthe teacher asked, “Johnny, what’s apathy?” Johnny answered, “I don’t know, and I don’t care.” One Sunday morning, I dragged myself out of bed…