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  • There’s More to Life Than Politics

    There’s More to Life Than Politics26

    “Man,” philosopher Aristotle declared long ago, “is a political animal.” Perhaps too political. A dozen years ago, when Sonny Bunch was the managing editor of “The Washington Free Beacon,” he expressed his frustration with people who are so consumed by politics that they have become incapable of separating it from other aspects of their lives,

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  • There’s a Secret Code in One of Your Favorite Christmas Carols

    There’s a Secret Code in One of Your Favorite Christmas Carols0

    • December 14, 2016

    You’ve most likely heard the hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” played during the holiday season. What you might not know is that it refers to a yearly tradition that begins on December 17 each year, namely, the “O Antiphons.” It is the Christian belief that Jesus Christ was the Messiah, and that his coming

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  • There’s a Good Reason Many Women Make Less Than Men

    There’s a Good Reason Many Women Make Less Than Men0

    Whenever it is reported that women make less money than men, it is automatically assumed that this must be the result of discrimination. What is seldom mentioned is the factors that go into these statistics. Are they talking about women who work the same hours as men? Who have the same level of seniority? Do

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  • There’s a Due Process Problem with Homeschool Regulations

    There’s a Due Process Problem with Homeschool Regulations0

    At over two million young people, the number of US homeschoolers is comparable to the number of US students enrolled in public charter schools, and it is now considered a worthwhile education option for many families. According to the Department of Education, a top motivator for homeschooling parents is “concern about the environment of other

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  • There were still ‘White Tears’

    There were still ‘White Tears’0

    Just prior to the Super Bowl, two articles by different authors were posted to The Root about how a Cam Newton-lead, Panther victory would result in “white tears”. Here they are:  Make ’Em Cry, Cam: How Newton Will Drink Reporters’ White Tears How to Protect Yourself From the Flood of White Tears That’ll Come if

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  • There Used to Be No Such Thing as ‘Adolescence’ in America

    There Used to Be No Such Thing as ‘Adolescence’ in America0

    The startling statistic of the day comes from a New York Post article written by Naomi Schaefer Riley. Riley highlights a new study from the University of Michigan which discovered that the number of young people age 20-24 with driver’s licenses had dropped from 91.8% to 76.7% in the last 30 years. Puzzling over the

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