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Trust in our institutions – religious, medical, educational, cultural, or governmental – has eroded significantly in the last century, especially in the last decade. Conservatives in particular lament the sad state of our institutions which they view as co-opted by forces hostile to the best interests of Americans. Marxist theorist Rudi Dutschke’s “long march through
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There was a hubbub in the Washington Post a while back over an Ohio woman’s refusal to mow her lawn. In defiance of her town’s ordinance, Sarah Baker let her lawn of nearly one acre go. Her arguments for neglecting to mow include the desire to have “a working ecosystem,” “to attract wildlife and build
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Renowned radio Bible teacher Chuck Swindoll tells a story about a 6-year-old boy riding with his mother on a train. During those days, kids traveled with their parents and weren’t charged if the child was 5 or under. Before getting on board, a mother instructed her son to tell the conductor he was 5. Later,
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At age 12 I discovered Audie Murphy’s autobiography, To Hell and Back. As America’s most decorated soldier in World War II, it only seems fitting on this Memorial Day weekend to turn to the opening pages: On a hill just inland from the invasion beaches of Sicily, a soldier sits on a rock. His helmet
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Let’s clear up some confusion often conveyed by the media. A headline for an article borrowed from The Epoch Times reads, “US Birth Rate Hits All-Time Low.” The headline for the actual article on The Epoch Times more accurately reads, “Births in US Increase as Fertility Rate Drops.” People often confuse birth rates with fertility rates. The Encyclopedia Britannica
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“It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood A beautiful day for a neighbor Would you be mine? Could you be mine?” That’s the opening to the song written, composed, and made famous by Fred Rogers on his long-running show for children. That song came to mind this past week when I was sitting on my
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