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  • The Rise of AE – ‘Artificial Education’

    The Rise of AE – ‘Artificial Education’6

    When something gets its own unique acronym, we can consider it to have arrived. Sometime during the last few years, Artificial Intelligence achieved this special status. The promise of AI includes significant economic and societal benefits, such as enhancing productivity and innovation across various sectors. AI can improve business performance through applications like predictive maintenance,

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  • The Rise of ‘Kidfluencers’ and ‘Sharenting’: Cause for Concern?

    The Rise of ‘Kidfluencers’ and ‘Sharenting’: Cause for Concern?0

    I was recently followed on Instagram by a one-month-old. Well, technically I was followed by her parents who operate an account for their baby girl. Both parents are dear friends of mine and have been for several years. We live farther away from each other than we once did, so my chances to see their

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  • The Rise and Rise of Modest Fashion

    The Rise and Rise of Modest Fashion0

    One of my daily routines, which used to be common to many a suburbanite, is picking up a hard copy of the newspaper delivered to my door and to give it a quick scan before setting off to work. My newspaper is reputable enough, but it usually takes me only about ten minutes to see if

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  • The Rise and Fall of the American Girl Doll Company?

    The Rise and Fall of the American Girl Doll Company?0

    The other day the American Girl doll store at Minnesota’s Mall of America announced it would be closing its doors. It’s been years since I walked through the store looking for gifts for some young relatives; nevertheless, I still felt a twinge of sadness over the news. Even more disheartening, however, was the reason why

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  • The Rights Glut

    The Rights Glut0

    When someone talks about having “rights,” what do they mean?   I was asked recently whether I thought same-sex parents had the “right” to adopt. I said that I didn’t think anyone had a “right” to adopt.    We decide who should adopt on the basis of what is good for the child being adopted, not

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  • The Right to Speak Evil

    The Right to Speak Evil0

    Words can harm. The childhood saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” is obviously untrue. Words bring ruin and despair, drive people to suicide, and foment massacres and war. They are used to justify the enslavement of nations, and the genocide of entire ethnic groups. This is exactly

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