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  • When Ralph Abernathy Took His Stand

    When Ralph Abernathy Took His Stand0

    The summer of 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of man walking on the moon.   Before Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” however, another significant event occurred: Rev. Ralph Abernathy’s protest outside of the Saturn V rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida.     On the afternoon of July 15, 1969,

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  • When Professors Stifle Freedom of Thought0

    Duke theology professor Paul Griffiths created a firestorm recently by criticizing time-consuming racial equity meetings that, in his view, detracted from research, teaching, and study: It’ll be, I predict with confidence, intellectually flaccid: there’ll be bromides, clichés, and amen-corner rah-rahs in plenty. When (if) it gets beyond that, its illiberal roots and totalitarian tendencies will show. He

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  • When Poets Were Rock Stars

    When Poets Were Rock Stars0

    • September 26, 2015

    Today we’re accustomed to crowds of 14,000 gathering for a concert or a sporting event.    Not for a poet reading a lecture on literary criticism.    But that indeed is what happened on April 30, 1956, when T.S. Eliot came to the University of Minnesota. He delivered his lecture “The Frontiers of Criticism” to

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  • When Playing Hooky Leads to Police Investigations, Interrogations, and Fines0

    With Memorial Day Weekend approaching, many Americans may hit the road early to avoid traffic to their favorite holiday destinations, or catch a Thursday flight to make a weekend stay at Grandma’s less rushed. For some German families, who celebrated a three-day weekend last week, taking their kids out of school to get a jumpstart

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  • When Pinball was a ‘Menace to Society’ in America

    When Pinball was a ‘Menace to Society’ in America0

    ‘You step into the little stationery shop – or maybe it’s the corner drug store, the restaurant, the saloon, the roadside inn or the penny arcade. Instantly, the glittering device – its name may be Red Hot, Lineup, Landslide, Brite Spot, Mascot, Three Score or Sporty of Scoop – catches your eye. You walk over

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  • When Parents Track Kids at College

    When Parents Track Kids at College4

    A recent front-page article in The Wall Street Journal – “Surveillance Parents Face the Ultimate Firewall: Freshman Year” — described the difficulty — even agony — some parents are feeling when their kids go off to college and are harder to monitor and help from afar. I don’t blame parents for the fear and loss

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