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Whatever happened to the hat? Whither the fedora? Where have they stashed the Stetsons? Who has banished the boater and trashed the tweed cap? Why is a “Deerstalker” considered a Vietnam movie and a “Panama” no more than a canal? Who can resist the gritty allure of the gumshoe Bogart tugging at the brim of
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Former Vice President Joe Biden seemed to have it made when he entered a crowded Democratic presidential primary race last April. His name recognition was sky high, his moderate stances were allegedly a boon to his electability, and he was also a preferred candidate for Washington insiders and purse keepers. Did I also mention that
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“If you want to see the face of Europe in 100 years, barring a miracle, look to the faces of young Muslim immigrants.” In response to Europe’s continued declines in fertility and church attendance, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput issued this warning last week at the annual Napa Institute Conference in California. He continued: “Islam has
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Why hasn’t the #MeToo movement protested the close connection between the pornography industry and IVF clinics? Most clinics provide pornography so that men can quickly provide a sperm sample. It is an essential, if grubby, part of the clinic’s services. Not a lot has been written about this issue, understandably perhaps. A tell-all feature in
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Okay, so with the holiday season coming to a close, we’ve now been through the entire dialectical sequence for the song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” Featured in the film Neptune’s Daughter, the song won an Oscar in 1950 and remained a popular standard for decades. That was the dialectical thesis. Then came the antithesis. More recently, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” has been judged to be
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Satan is described as “the father of lies” in John 8:44 of the New Testament. Whether we think of Old Scratch or not, most of us would agree we live in an age of deceit. Many citizens have abandoned common sense and reason for theory and wishful concoction, contending that black is white or that
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