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  • Couples Don’t Need Wedding Loans. They Need More Modest Weddings

    Couples Don’t Need Wedding Loans. They Need More Modest Weddings0

    It’s been fifty-four years since Jessica Mitford skewered the funeral industry in The American Way of Death, and twenty-five years since she followed up with The American Way of Birth, which was equally scathing. Unfortunately, Mitford died without writing the third part of what should have been a trilogy. Missing is an exploration of the

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  • Couple Forced to Dismantle Dream Treehouse. Because Regulations.

    Couple Forced to Dismantle Dream Treehouse. Because Regulations.0

    I grew up in a home with a giant American Elm tree in the backyard. The tree was so huge that three adults had to join hands to completely encircle it. As a child, I had grand plans for that tree, for of course it was perfect for a treehouse. And not just any treehouse,

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  • Couple Blocked From Adopting After Saying Kids Should Have a Mum and a Dad

    Couple Blocked From Adopting After Saying Kids Should Have a Mum and a Dad0

    A British Christian couple has been blocked from adopting their foster children, after expressing views based on their belief that children should have a mother and a father wherever possible. Social services will not consider the husband and wife’s offer to adopt the children, after they aired “concerning” views about the possibility of a same-sex couple adopting

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  • Country Virtues: What Non-Urban Life Can Teach Us

    Country Virtues: What Non-Urban Life Can Teach Us0

    It’s no secret that there’s a divide between urban and rural communities in America right now. Whether it’s the proclamation of “white rural rage” or stereotypes of uneducated country dwellers, rural communities are often misunderstood. But just like urban life has its ups and downs, country living has its own advantages, values, traditions, and lifestyles

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  • Country Mouse, City Mouse: A Fable for Our Time

    Country Mouse, City Mouse: A Fable for Our Time1

    You’ve probably heard the old fable of the country mouse and the city mouse. The city mouse visits his cousin in the country and pokes fun at his rustic life and plain diet. “Come back to the city with me,” he says, “and you can live like a king.” The country mouse takes off with

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  • Countries Encouraging Their Citizens to Have Sex

    Countries Encouraging Their Citizens to Have Sex0

    Overpopulation? Yeah, right… Granted, rural migration since the advent of the Industrial Revolution has caused many cities around the world to become overcrowded. But don’t let that fool you. Many countries are graying at rapid speed, and will soon not have enough employed men and women to support their non-working citizens (someone has to pay

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