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  • Has the Backlash Arrived for Police-Bashing?

    Has the Backlash Arrived for Police-Bashing?0

    Within hours of Saturday’s shooting in Times Square where three bystanders, including a 4-year-old girl, were wounded, the two leading candidates to replace Mayor Bill de Blasio were on-site. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a retired captain of the NYPD, and Andrew Yang, who declared:  My fellow New Yorkers … Nothing works in our city

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  • Has the Abandonment of ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’ Helped Create a Culture of Disrespect?

    Has the Abandonment of ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’ Helped Create a Culture of Disrespect?0

    In a recent Slate podcast, a caller posed the following question: “My question is about when professional athletes call the owner of the franchise Mr. (last name). It seems odd to me that grown men would call their boss Mr. Something when they could just call him by either his first name or his full

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  • Has the ‘War on Boys’ Entered the Workforce?

    Has the ‘War on Boys’ Entered the Workforce?0

    This morning The Washington Post reported on a growing problem afflicting the American workforce: fewer men are participating. The Post explains: “The [workforce downturn] problem is particularly pronounced among men between the ages of 25 and 54, traditionally considered the prime working years. Their participation rate has been declining for decades, but the drop-off accelerated

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  • Has Star Wars Become a False Idol for Lost and Distracted Souls?

    Has Star Wars Become a False Idol for Lost and Distracted Souls?0

    HAN: Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid. LUKE: You don’t believe in the Force, do you? HAN: Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe

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  • Has Society Forgotten How to Be Responsible?

    Has Society Forgotten How to Be Responsible?0

    Every once in a while a story surfaces about a returned library book overdue by an obscene number of years. The incident is usually laughed over and the fine forgiven – much to the relief of all of us who secretly wonder what “overdue” items we might have hiding in our own houses. Over the

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  • Has Science Discovered a Cure for Obesity?

    Has Science Discovered a Cure for Obesity?0

    Life expectancy is falling in America, and the obesity epidemic is one of the causes. We’ve all heard alarming stories and seen the evidence. An astonishing “two-thirds of adults,” and “nearly 30% of children are overweight or obese.” Obesity-related illness is costing America “$190.2 billion or nearly 21% of annual medical spending in the United States.”  Adult-onset diabetes is

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