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  • An Unforgettable Life: Three Reasons Nat “King” Cole Needs a Biopic

    An Unforgettable Life: Three Reasons Nat “King” Cole Needs a Biopic0

    The staggering success of 2015’s “Straight Outta Compton,” 2018’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and 2019’s “Rocketman” have spawned the production of a half dozen biopics about Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Leonard Bernstein, and Elvis Presley among others. But one music figure needs to be added to the list: Nathaniel Adams Coles, aka Nat “King” Cole. The masterful

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  • An Unexpected Festival: Some Observations on My Nine-Week Christmas

    An Unexpected Festival: Some Observations on My Nine-Week Christmas1

    This year, the Christmas spirit knocked at my door two weeks before Thanksgiving, smiled coyly, and settled in like some stray feline who’s struck gold with a warm hearth and a bowl of Friskies Seafood Sensations. Never before had this spirit arrived so early and so unexpectedly. It started with a review copy of Faith

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  • An Undeserved Nobel Prize in Literature

    An Undeserved Nobel Prize in Literature3

    One purpose of literature is to draw people closer to the good, true, and beautiful. Authors find formulas to express the best of human nature, even when framed by tragedy or adversity. The writer should present perspectives that elevate, captivate, and draw others to consider sublime ideals. Thus, many literary authors were revered and remembered

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  • An Overlooked Reason Fertility Rates May Be Falling

    An Overlooked Reason Fertility Rates May Be Falling0

    Last year, America’s fertility rate hit an all-time low. Commentators were quick to blame factors like student loan debt, the high cost of childcare, and family-unfriendly employment policies. But fertility rates are dropping across the world – in rich countries, poor countries and everywhere in between. Why is that? Freelance writer Anna Louie Sussman attempts

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  • An Overlooked Cause of Rome’s Decline

    An Overlooked Cause of Rome’s Decline0

    There’s a general feeling out there that America is in decline. This feeling has been accompanied by numerous comparisons between modern America and what has become the famous prototype of all societal decline: Ancient Rome. When we hear about the causes of Rome’s decline, we’re usually treated to a list of human causes: moral vice,

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  • An Open Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives

    An Open Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives0

    Dear Members of the House of Representatives, I hope this letter finds you in fine fettle. This is a first for me. I’ve never written an open letter. Usually celebrities, politicians, and academics compose and deliver these missives, often brickbats of denunciation and self-defense, to be printed in the media. For an ordinary guy like

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