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  • There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Fact’

    There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Fact’0

    • January 8, 2016

    It’s commonplace today for people to loosely use the term “fact.” When invoked, it’s used as a predicate for something that simply is and therefore not open to question or debate. For instance, when President Obama said in his 2014 State of the Union Address that “The debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.”

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  • There’s No Relief in Euthanasia

    There’s No Relief in Euthanasia0

    Dealing with the death of a loved one is hard at any time of year, but especially at the holidays. Having lost a couple of close relatives on and around Christmas, I know this full well. I can only imagine what it must be like to go through seasonal celebrations having just lost a loved

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  • There’s More to Life Than Politics

    There’s More to Life Than Politics34

    “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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