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  • Why Gerry Rafferty’s Lyrics in ‘Baker Street’ Are Worth Paying Attention to

    Why Gerry Rafferty’s Lyrics in ‘Baker Street’ Are Worth Paying Attention to7

    I was recently in a bar having dinner with a friend when Gerry Rafferty’s hit 1978 song “Baker Street” came on. When my friend mentioned that he loved the song, I agreed and noted the song’s powerful lyrics. “Really?” he responded. “I never paid much attention to the lyrics.”  Most people, of course, remember “Baker

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  • Why Germany’s Coronavirus Death Rate Is So Low

    Why Germany’s Coronavirus Death Rate Is So Low0

    As major news outlets like the New York Times have updated the number of cases of COVID-19 and confirmed deaths from it, a new trend has emerged: the death rate, measured as the number of deaths divided by the number of cases, is falling. Six days ago, on March 12th, there were 36 deaths caused by the virus in the

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  • Why George Washington’s Farewell Address Still Matters

    Why George Washington’s Farewell Address Still Matters0

    Read aloud in the Senate every year since 1862, George Washington’s Farewell Address is nothing less than a talismanic document. That’s John Avlon’s message in his new book Washington’s Farewell: The Founding Father’s Warning to Future Generations. I have to admit that I’m not a big fan of our first president. Why? He doesn’t strike

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  • Why Gay Men in Relationships Should Think About HIV

    Why Gay Men in Relationships Should Think About HIV0

    In a relationship there are myriad issues to manage. Who walks the dog? Does his mother like me? Whom are we supporting to win RuPaul’s “Drag Race All Stars 2”? But there is one issue that can often be harder to manage – how do we as a couple deal with HIV? Gay men and

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  • Why G.K. Chesterton Feared ‘Experts’

    Why G.K. Chesterton Feared ‘Experts’0

    A man of great good cheer, G. K. Chesterton was well known for his sunny disposition and irrepressible sense of humor. Sunny disposition notwithstanding, Chesterton did have his angry moments. How else to account for the vaguely titled “Conclusion” to What’s Wrong with the World? In it, Chesterton reveals a very different frame of mind,

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  • Why G.K. Chesterton Believed America Was ‘Exceptional’

    Why G.K. Chesterton Believed America Was ‘Exceptional’0

    • November 7, 2017

    In recent years there has been much talk about American exceptionalism. Does it—or does it not—exist? Are we truly a unique people—or are we not? Well before all this talk, G.K. Chesterton weighed in on the side of the American exceptionalists. The United States, he wrote, was the only nation “with the soul of a

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