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  • Why Charles M. Schulz Added a Black Character to the Peanuts Gang

    Why Charles M. Schulz Added a Black Character to the Peanuts Gang1

    On April 15, 1968, Harriet Glickman, a schoolteacher and mother of three, wrote a short letter to cartoonist Charles M. Schulz. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated less than two weeks before. Much of the momentum of the Civil Right Movement seemed lost. Glickman explained to Schulz that she felt a need to

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  • Why Censorship Doesn’t Really Work

    Why Censorship Doesn’t Really Work0

    If it was up to the devotees of political correctness, we should never utter certain words or phrases. Why? Because according to postmodern philosophy words are as powerful as fists and guns; they are tools of pain and oppression. Let’s leave aside for a moment the issue of whether words are really weapons. Let’s also

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  • Why Celebrities Have a Problem With Monogamy

    Why Celebrities Have a Problem With Monogamy0

    If I were Dax Shepard I might be a bit worried right now. His wife, Kristen Bell, of Frozen fame, recently said in an interview, “I’m quite positive we are not meant to be monogamous.” Yikes. She went on to say that her point was that monogamous relationships are hard because they require “a lot

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  • Why care about Pope Francis’ new document on marriage and family?

    Why care about Pope Francis’ new document on marriage and family?0

    We can all agree that stable, reasonably happy marriages and families are not just luxuries for the fortunate few. Having a good number of them is important for the health of society and individuals. Chaotic, abusive, or broken families lead to all kinds of problems. Some people bravely work through such problems, and others don’t

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  • Why Canada Pulled a BBC Documentary on Transgender Kids

    Why Canada Pulled a BBC Documentary on Transgender Kids0

    Towards the end of 2017, Lindsay Shepherd, a teacher’s assistant at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, got into big trouble for showing her class a debate featuring Jordan Peterson on the issue of gender pronouns. As Shepherd would later note, the clip she showed was originally featured on public television, a fact which led her

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  • Why Can’t Schools Produce Well-Rounded Adults?

    Why Can’t Schools Produce Well-Rounded Adults?0

    While going about my morning duties, I happened to glance at the topics trending on Twitter. One particular hashtag stuck out: #IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe. Intrigued, I clicked on the hashtag and began reading the very honest opinions of average individuals. Here are some examples:  #IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe How to find a job#IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe About taxes#IWishSchoolHadTaughtMe Techniques for handling trauma and

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