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In 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,' the curtain falls on tradition
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Uncategorized
- September 19, 2025
One nickname for Satan is “Father of Lies.” In the next few weeks we may well see that Old Scratch has spawned many children and dirty tricks. Fraud and chicanery marked Election Day in several states, and we seem posed to see even more dirty tricks. Breitbart, for instance, reported that official Trump Trump poll
READ MOREPrograms about the improbable success of Chile and Estonia already have aired on nationwide TV, and those were joined last weekend by a show about the “sensible nation” of Switzerland. Here’s the 28-minute program. When I first watched the program, I was slightly irked that there was very little discussion of the role of fiscal policy and the importance
READ MOREIn the increasingly polarized America, Black Swan moments like the COVID-19 pandemic have further confirmed growing divides in the country. Our textbooks would like us to believe that emergencies create fertile grounds for unity. But when you have a populace that is politically dividing itself even when it comes to the TV shows it watches,
READ MOREAcross the globe, governments are removing legal barriers to women joining the workforce. At the same time, many companies and governments are pushing for equal numbers of women and men in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and entrepreneurship. But despite their seeming similarities, these two situations couldn’t be more different. One unleashes untapped creative
READ MOREVictory in Europe Day is observed each year on May 8, remembering the key contributions of the United States and Britain to Germany’s defeat. The following day, May 9, commemorates the Day of Victory, which focuses on the crucial contribution of the Red Army to the collapse of the Third Reich. As it happens, May 9
READ MOREThe Violence Policy Center – a gun control advocacy group – released a study last month it wrongly claims shows that “too many concealed-carry permit holders are a direct threat to public safety.” That claim rests on an analysis of a database documenting “non-self-defense incidents,” which the organization says proves that “allowing random people to carry guns endangers public safety.” On
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