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  • ‘The Far Side’ Is Returning… But Can the PC Crowd Handle It?

    ‘The Far Side’ Is Returning… But Can the PC Crowd Handle It?1

    Remember “The Far Side” cartoons? They were at their peak when I was in grade school, plastering calendars and t-shirts with an offbeat humor that left fans clutching their sides with laughter. Given their popularity, there was palpable disappointment when their creator, Gary Larson, put down his pen in 1995. But there’s good news. “The

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  • ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ and the Power of Learning from the Past

    ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ and the Power of Learning from the Past1

    Ever since I first read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, I have been enthralled with the brilliance of C.S. Lewis’ books for children. So, I was surprised when I first read John Milton’s Paradise Lost and stumbled across a few lines that were very familiar: His visage drawn he felt to sharp and

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  • ‘The Abolition of Man’: How C.S. Lewis’ Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled

    ‘The Abolition of Man’: How C.S. Lewis’ Prophecy Is Being Fulfilled1

    For years now, our culture has waged war over the question of what it means to be a man. To that battlefield, some online pundits have brought the heavy artillery of C.S. Lewis’s 1943 book, The Abolition of Man: “We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor

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  • ‘Talking It Out’ Is Not Always Helpful

    ‘Talking It Out’ Is Not Always Helpful1

    • August 18, 2016

    If you’re visibly dejected or upset, those around us will often ask, “Hey, what’s wrong?” and then quickly suggest, “Let’s talk about it.” The strategy of “talking it out” can be very helpful. There are times when we are bothered by something and discussing it with others helps dispel unnecessary darkness and puts things in

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  • ‘Sweet Land of Liberty’: Colin Kaepernick and Freedom of Speech

    ‘Sweet Land of Liberty’: Colin Kaepernick and Freedom of Speech0

    Every week for two months, quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the American professional football team the San Francisco 49ers has refused to stand during the playing of his country’s national anthem.  He has instead knelt down as his protest of alleged systematic racism in American society and in solidarity with the powerful Black Live Matters movement. 

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  • ‘Study History’—Defense Secretary’s Advice to Anxious Americans

    ‘Study History’—Defense Secretary’s Advice to Anxious Americans0

    Last month, The Washington Post accidentally leaked Defense Secretary James Mattis’ personal cellphone number. Teddy Fischer—an enterprising 17-year-old journalist at Mercer Island High School (WA)—used the opportunity to text Mattis and request an interview for his high school newspaper. Surprisingly, Mattis granted the request, and the interview was recently published on the school newspaper’s website.

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