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  • The Return of Multi-Generational Households

    The Return of Multi-Generational Households0

    • September 10, 2015

    According to the Pew Research Center, the percentage of Americans living in multi-generational households is rising. In a report published last year, Pew writes that “a record 57 million Americans, or 18.1% of the population of the United States, lived in multigenerational family households in 2012, double the number who lived in such households in

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  • The Return of Brutalism

    The Return of Brutalism0

    The lockdowners probably had no idea what they were about to unleash. On paper, their plans all seemed fine. Keep people apart. Make them stay home. Only essential workers should go to work. Government can do the rest. Church, theaters, sports, bars, schools – everything has to give way to rule by disease mitigators. Let

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  • The Return of ‘Law and Order’

    The Return of ‘Law and Order’0

    On Tuesday, Brooklyn Borough President and former police captain Eric Adams took the lead in the New York mayoral race with 32 percent of the Democratic primary vote, 10 points more than progressive Maya Wiley, who had the endorsement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. How did Adams beat the elite? Said The New York Times: Adams built

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  • The Republican Revolution at 25 – What Did It Give Us?

    The Republican Revolution at 25 – What Did It Give Us?0

    Ending decades of futility, Republican politicians, led by Minority Whip Newt Gingrich, gained control of both houses of Congress in the 1994 mid-term elections. The Contract with America enabled Republicans to pick up 54 seats in Congress and eight seats in the Senate, power the party had not experienced for roughly 40 years. Twenty-five years

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  • The Religious Origins of Groundhog Day

    The Religious Origins of Groundhog Day0

    Americans know today, February 2, as Groundhog Day, when Punxsutawney Phil is brought out of his tree-trunk in Northwestern Pennsylvania to determine how much longer winter will last. For Christians, it’s also the Feast of Candlemas. Most people assume that Groundhog Day and Candlemas are not connected, but in fact—as I recently discovered—they are! The

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  • The Religious Literacy Quiz That Most College Students Fail

    The Religious Literacy Quiz That Most College Students Fail0

    The following quiz tests basic religious literacy. It’s a version of a quiz given by Boston University professor Stephen Prothero to his undergraduates, most of whom fail.   HOWEVER, it’s important to note that Prothero makes his students write in the answers to the questions. You have multiple choice, so it will be a little more embarrassing if you

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