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  • Has Putin Won Round One in Ukraine?

    Has Putin Won Round One in Ukraine?0

    When NBC’s Lester Holt asked President Joe Biden what might prompt him to send U.S. troops to rescue Americans fleeing Ukraine, Biden replied: “There’s not. That’s a world war when Americans and Russia start shooting at one another.”   “It’s not like we’re dealing with a terrorist organization. We’re dealing with one of the largest

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  • Has Porn Really Become a ‘Public Health Crisis’?

    Has Porn Really Become a ‘Public Health Crisis’?0

    The Washington Post ran a blaring headline last week: IS PORN IMMORAL? THAT DOESN’T MATTER: IT’S A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. Gail Dines, a professor of sociology at Boston’s Wheelock College, said the science is settled: After 40 years of peer-reviewed research, scholars can say with confidence that porn is an industrial product that shapes how

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  • Has Patriotism Gone out of Fashion?

    Has Patriotism Gone out of Fashion?0

    • April 8, 2019

    “April is the cruellest month,” notes T. S. Eliot in his poem, “The Waste Land.” For most of us, however, April brings pleasures and celebrations. Where I live, the forsythias have exploded, causing my young granddaughter to wonder why all the bushes were turning yellow. Easter and Passover are just around the corner, my grandchildren, heartier

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  • Has Mass Media Reduced Our Esteem for Politicians?

    Has Mass Media Reduced Our Esteem for Politicians?0

    Respect for politicians of either party continues to decline with each passing month. Of course, their performances on cable news and talk radio shows don’t help, for we see them in real time, their flaws and foibles continuously on display.  In a 1975 interview on Firing Line, British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge speculated that if the highly esteemed

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  • Has Hollywood Killed Originality?

    Has Hollywood Killed Originality?6

    In bygone days, Hollywood was a bastion of original storytelling and imagination. The industry produced new tales that inspired us and transported us into another realm. But those days are long over, and we, the audience, have no choice but to endure the production of stale remakes and banal retellings of old narratives. Hollywood production

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  • Has Feminism Caused Bad Manners?

    Has Feminism Caused Bad Manners?0

    According to The New York Times, manners are increasingly falling by the wayside, and parents are beginning to take notice. So much so, that many parents are sending their children – boys in particular – to etiquette classes which teach “old-fashioned civility, even chivalry.” Classes are well-received by both parents and children, but according to

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