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  • Why Amish Romance Novels Are So Popular

    Why Amish Romance Novels Are So Popular0

    In the “New and Popular” section of my local public library, there are multiple shelves dedicated to Amish romance novels. Yes, you read that correctly: Amish romance novels. As it turns out there’s quite a market, especially among evangelical Christians, for what’s also waggishly known as “bonnet-ripper” fiction. The three most popular authors of Amish

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  • Why Americans Today Are So Quick to Join Mobs

    Why Americans Today Are So Quick to Join Mobs0

    For those of us not located in or near high-profile protests such as those in Charlottesville, it’s easy to sit back, sigh at the problems in the world, and then push them to the back of our minds. Some, however, though removed from the situation by distance, heartily throw themselves into the fray. These individuals,

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  • Why Americans Refrigerate Eggs and Europeans Don’t

    Why Americans Refrigerate Eggs and Europeans Don’t0

    A few years ago, I bought some fresh eggs from a friend who owned chickens. They were wonderful. I’m not fussy about the topic so I can’t say that I go out of my way to get fresh eggs. I’ll take them when I can get them. However, I’ve long been intrigued by her instructions

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  • Why Americans Pay Triple the World Price for Sugar

    Why Americans Pay Triple the World Price for Sugar0

    Washington is once again massively screwing up the American sugar market. Because American farmers cannot compete with foreign sugar growers, the federal government has maintained an array of sugar import quotas and/or tariffs for most of the last 200 years. The regulatory regime has provided windfalls for generations of politicians and jobs for legions of

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  • Why Americans Need to Give Trump a Shot

    Why Americans Need to Give Trump a Shot0

    Donald J. Trump was sworn in as America’s 45th president on Friday. Tens of millions of people watched the ceremony, which took place on the National Mall amid a sprinkling rain. Many no doubt watched the event with excitement, others with fear. I’ll admit that I felt both of these emotions as I watched Trump

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  • Why Americans Must Once Again Become ‘Good Pagans’

    Why Americans Must Once Again Become ‘Good Pagans’0

    Many of you know C.S. Lewis as a Christian apologist. But in an interesting and little-known letter, C.S. Lewis told a Roman Catholic priest in 1953 that he thought it was crucial to worry first about making the younger generations “good pagans” before trying to make them Christians. Here is the relevant paragraph: “For my

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