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  • There Ain’t No Such Thing as ‘Free Love’

    There Ain’t No Such Thing as ‘Free Love’2

    TANSTAAFL with its triple repetition of the letter “A” is an acronym popularized by science-fiction writer Robert Heinlein meaning, “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” TANSTAFL with a double A is my play on Heinlein’s contrivance: “There ain’t no such thing as free love.” Free love may bring to mind that term

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  • Therapy for Our Current Madness

    Therapy for Our Current Madness1

    It’s no secret that we live in crazy times. Yet more is involved than just a bunch of crazy people running wild. If this was just individual mental illness, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM) would help. Unfortunately, however, the DSM fails to address today’s political madness. With that deficiency in mind,

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  • Therapy Dogs Can Help Reduce Student Stress, Anxiety and Improve School Attendance

    Therapy Dogs Can Help Reduce Student Stress, Anxiety and Improve School Attendance0

    In the wake of the schools shootings in Florida, therapy dogs have been used as a way to provide comfort and support for students returning to school. Research has shown therapy dogs can reduce stress and provide a sense of connection in difficult situations. Given the impact therapy dogs can have on student well-being, schools

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  • Therapist Explains Why Parents Should Not Seek ‘Consent’ to Change Their Child’s Diaper

    Therapist Explains Why Parents Should Not Seek ‘Consent’ to Change Their Child’s Diaper0

    It seems “consent” is the buzzword of choice these days. Consent on college campuses. Consent amongst high schoolers. Consent for changing your baby’s diaper. Wait… what? Believe it or not, you read that right. Sex educator Deanne Carson recently appeared on an Australia news station suggesting that parents must teach consent early, starting even with

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  • Theory-Induced Blindness: Why ‘Expert’ Predictions Are Wrong So Often

    Theory-Induced Blindness: Why ‘Expert’ Predictions Are Wrong So Often0

    Remember when Bill Kristol said the Iraq War would last two months? It (officially) lasted nine years and cost Americans more than $2 trillion—and we’re still there. How about when Kristol boldly stated that Barack Obama wouldn’t win a single primary against Hillary Clinton? Or when he claimed Iraq was “not in a civil war?” What about when he predicted that 1993

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  • Theologian: God Doesn’t Need Christians

    Theologian: God Doesn’t Need Christians0

    Last week I raised the question of whether or not the “feel good” approach to religion was leading to the steady decline of America’s churches. Such an approach attempts to bring hoards of people to church, making them comfortable in order to swell the ranks of those who follow God. Not surprisingly, a few readers

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