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Beware the Bots of Baal0
- Culture, Featured, Science, Western Civilization
- March 2, 2026
Every day a new poem from the Society of Classical Poets arrives in my inbox. Published recently were two poems, “Beelzebots” and “Blabberbots,” by Susan Jarvis Bryant. First up is “Blabberbots”: The day he called that twaddle-bot a she Instead of just a simple, soulless it, Is when my smitten eyes began to see This chatter-slut was stirring
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Reflections on Punctuation … And Death0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- February 25, 2026
Death and punctuation share a common function. Both are endings, one marking a completed sentence, the other a completed life. Make metaphors of some punctuation marks, and they can represent certain philosophies regarding the afterlife. A period, for example, might indicate the demise of an atheist, that is, life is over and done with. The
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4 Tips for Families From Shackleton’s Voyage0
One of my sons gave me some belated Christmas gifts just as cold and snow clamped down on my little town. Among these was a copy of Alfred Lansing’s “Endurance,” a narrative account of explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 who fought for nearly two years to survive the gales, sub-zero temperatures, and
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Americans Could Use a Good Stiff Shot of ‘Prude’ Juice0
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, Featured
- February 17, 2026
Just recently, a 40-something friend confessed a fact about herself that blew me away: She hasn’t set foot inside a movie theater since she was three years old. In her childhood, the family budget precluded jaunts to the theater. The introduction of videos, DVDs, and streaming services one by one afforded her plenty of film
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How Not to Parent Like the Left
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Why Name-Calling Is a Sign of a Poor Argument
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Notes of an American Pessimist
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