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  • The New Book Burning: Publishers Are Now Destroying ‘Offensive’ Books

    The New Book Burning: Publishers Are Now Destroying ‘Offensive’ Books0

    Via the New York Times: “Parents often turn to books to help them navigate complicated, and sometimes uncomfortable, conversations with their children about puberty. This week one such book, ‘Growing Up for Boys,’ by Alex Frith, became the topic of the type of conversation it is supposed to help people avoid. On Aug. 27, Simon

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  • The New Barbarism? Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools

    The New Barbarism? Learning in Twenty-First Century Schools0

    In the Middle Ages and early modern Europe, most commoners were illiterate and learned visually through art such as Giotto depicting the life of St. Francis of Assisi and later with posted broadsides with woodcuts. After looking at these visuals, the illiterate peasants might discuss them in a group at church or in a tavern.

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  • The New ‘Superman’ Surprises with a Message About the Value of Human Life

    The New ‘Superman’ Surprises with a Message About the Value of Human Life22

    Before its release, the word in conservative circles was that the new Superman movie was “woke.” Director James Gunn seemed to confirm that prediction Friday in an interview with The Times in which he framed his “Superman” as a potentially offensive story about an immigrant. As a result, I expected a preachy and progressive Superman. What I

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  • The Never-Ending PC Assault

    The Never-Ending PC Assault0

    Forty years ago, 30 percent of believers belonged to mainline Protestant churches like the Methodists, Episcopalians, and liberal Presbyterians. Today mainline church attendance stands at about 10 percent of the nation’s total. Some suggest doctrinal weakness and liberalism as the reason for this decline. Just a few years ago, the Boy Scouts buckled under pressure,

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  • The Netherlands Pumps the Brakes on Euthanasia

    The Netherlands Pumps the Brakes on Euthanasia0

    The Netherlands is famous for breaking new ground with progressive legislation. In 2002, it was the first country in the world to legalize euthanasia. But, after 16 years, are the Dutch ready to hit the brakes? On March 8, the Dutch Ministry of Justice announced it was launching criminal investigations into four instances of euthanasia.

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  • The Neighborhood Stands Between Us and Totalitarianism

    The Neighborhood Stands Between Us and Totalitarianism0

    The string of bonfires my neighbors hosted last fall were a departure from the norm in more ways than one. Anticipating the bleak prospect of a Minnesota winter with limited social gatherings, my neighbors decided to rally those around them for a time of encouragement. Neighbors who have waved at each other for years came

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