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    Walker Larson

    Walker Larson holds a BA in writing and an MA in English literature. Prior to becoming a writer, he taught literature and history at a private academy in Wisconsin. He is the author of two novels, Hologram and Song of Spheres. When not working on his acreage or spending time with family and friends, he blogs about literature and education on his Substack, The Hazelnut.

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  • The Larger the Family, the Greater the Gift

    The Larger the Family, the Greater the Gift43

    The U.S. fertility rate dropped to an all-time low in 2024, according to recent CDC data. Our country’s fertility rate now stands at fewer than 1.6 births per woman, well below the 2.1 children per woman needed to achieve population replacement. Effectively, this means that we’re unable to replace – let alone grow – our population

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  • Is It Okay for Academia to Be Biased?

    Is It Okay for Academia to Be Biased?40

    Once upon a time, in the flourishing cultural centers of medieval Paris, Oxford, and Bologna, an institution emerged dedicated to the pursuit of truth: the university. This institution evolved from schools called studia generalia, which were attempts to educate monks and clerks beyond what they had received at cathedral or monastic schools. The universities were self-governing, often

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  • Is it Time to Admit That Divorce Hurts Kids Big Time?

    Is it Time to Admit That Divorce Hurts Kids Big Time?34

    In May of this year, the Institute of Family Studies reported on groundbreaking research about the effects of divorce on children and families. The short version? It’s not good. But that shouldn’t surprise those of us who believe there’s a reason that marriage is among the oldest human institutions. The study by Andrew Johnston, Maggie Jones, and Nolan Pope used tax

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  • In Praise of Print

    In Praise of Print27

    Fragmented. Distracted. So often, that’s our experience of the internet. Whenever I launch a browser, I am assaulted by an overwhelming mudslide of information, headlines, graphics, photos and videos splashing and splurging across the page, each vying for my attention. Clicking over to social media, I’m inundated with a new firehose of topics, tags, talking

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