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  • The Sound of Silence

    The Sound of Silence36

    If there were a promotional program for infrequent flyers, as there is for frequent flyers, I would be a member in good standing. In 2015, I traveled by plane to Europe and back. In 2019, I flew to Milwaukee and back again for a memorial service for my mother-in-law. That’s all the flying I’ve done

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  • The Soul Problem of Today’s ‘Identity Crisis’

    The Soul Problem of Today’s ‘Identity Crisis’3

    A recent Gallup poll revealed that nearly 10% of American adults identify as LGBTQ. That’s a significant jump, as Gallup’s tracking shows that LGBTQ identity was just under 4% a decade ago. This news also suggests the LGBTQ population has basically achieved “tipping point,” the 10% threshold level at which a minority belief gets accepted

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  • The Sort of Men We Need

    The Sort of Men We Need6

    A new book by Mark Helprin is like a surprise gift from St. Nick, so when I spotted The Oceans and the Stars: A Sea Story, a War Story, a Love Story on the “New Book” shelf of my public library, I snagged that gift, headed for the checkout desk, and opened it as soon

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  • The solution to school debt? Prostitution.

    The solution to school debt? Prostitution.0

    The old joke calls prostitution “the world’s oldest profession”. Alas, in our ever-changing world of words, some of today’s prostitutes prefer a different term: “Sugar Baby”. It’s all about marketing, right? From the NY Post: “After a sushi dinner a few years ago, the date of Sara-Kate, then a college student living in Boston, suggested

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  • The Solution to Poverty Isn’t Charity. It’s Opportunity

    The Solution to Poverty Isn’t Charity. It’s Opportunity0

    When we fall ill, our bodies give us symptoms to signal to our brains that trouble is afoot. A fever, for example, lets us know that our body is working in overdrive to fight off some sort of infection. While it may be causing us tremendous discomfort, we know that the fever itself is not the

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  • The Solution to Pandemic Learning Loss Is Less Schooling, Not More

    The Solution to Pandemic Learning Loss Is Less Schooling, Not More0

    The latest data dump from the Nation’s Report Card reveals declining academic performance among US students. As with previous releases showing the same trend, especially over the past three years, the solution proposed by many education reformers and advocates is to double-down on the amount of schooling and school-like activities students get.  “The greatest challenge

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