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Applying ‘Vigor Without Venom’ in Our Interactions With Others0
In mid-December, an article I wrote for another publication on the story behind “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” prompted an email from a reader disputing some of my facts. His source was Wikipedia, which my editors at that publication had told me to avoid. My source, which included a link, clashed with his information. At any
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The Tragic Loss of Tragedy0
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- December 31, 2025
In my early morning internet meanderings, an article occasionally snatches me up and wipes the sleep from my mind. “Everything Is Melodrama Now: How We Lost the Tragic Thread,” by Jamie K. Wilson recently provided that cup of word coffee. Wilson explains the considerable gulf between tragedy as depicted by playwrights like Sophocles and Shakespeare,
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A New Year’s Wish for Home and Hearth0
- Culture, Family, Featured, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- December 30, 2025
Recently I moved from a four-bedroom house on 2.5 acres in a rural neighborhood into a two-bedroom apartment in an older home in the middle of town. The apartment offers a dramatic change from the house. Here, for instance, a constant stream of traffic flows within 15 feet of my living room windows. I’m within
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Why Many Women Once Opposed Suffrage0
- Culture, Featured, History, Politics, Western Civilization
- December 26, 2025
For those of us who enjoy exploring history, looking over the shoulder into the past provides pleasures and new insights. The sensation is like opening some dusty trunk in Grandma’s attic and playing detective without leaving the comfort of your living room. For instance, while researching Harriet Beecher Stowe, I was recently surprised to learn
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