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  • The Dangerous Consequences of ‘Distracted Parenting’

    The Dangerous Consequences of ‘Distracted Parenting’0

    Parental overuse of portable technology, especially smart phones and tablets, can pose a genuine threat to the welfare and development of children. The phenomenon is called “distracted parenting”. It’s far too common and, in some cases, outright dangerous. Distracted parenting is a form of escapism. Parents flee to social media sites, whether Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest

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  • The Danger of Rejecting America’s Cultural Heritage

    The Danger of Rejecting America’s Cultural Heritage0

    We have come to a curious time in our history when it appears that America is largely in the process of rejecting its heritage and traditions. For those who pull the levers of power, the sins of the past are too much, we must remake ourselves. Whether you agree with that proposition or not, that

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  • The Danger of Executive Action

    The Danger of Executive Action0

    We’ve come to a place in our political discourse when government action often is perceived as more important than respecting the traditions and institutions upon which that very government derives its authority. Many Americans are impatient with the process required by our system of checks and balances. The recent announcement by President Obama regarding his

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  • The Daddy Gap: 1 in 4 Fathers Don’t Live with Their Kids

    The Daddy Gap: 1 in 4 Fathers Don’t Live with Their Kids0

    Over the last 20 years, I’ve spent a good deal of time working with kids from the inner city. Through this interaction, I’ve grown accustomed to the fact that biological fathers are virtually non-existent in the homes of the children I know. One might say I’ve even grown a bit numb to this sad reality

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  • The Curse of the iPhone

    The Curse of the iPhone0

    Young people have never been famous for their political acumen. Recall the Children’s Crusade of 1212 when thousands of unarmed youngsters attempted to march to the Holy Land to convert Muslims with persuasion and divine inspiration. Nevertheless, the current generation exhibits a level of political naiveite that would certify the children of the 1212 disaster as rocket

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  • The Curious Warnings of Kipling’s ‘Copybook Headings’

    The Curious Warnings of Kipling’s ‘Copybook Headings’1

    I can’t claim to be much of a poetry buff, but upon seeing a footnote reference to a poem called “The Gods of the Copybook Headings,” I was too intrigued to ignore it. Upon hunting down a copy, I found 10 stanzas of verse written by Rudyard Kipling in 1919. The “copybook headings” featured in

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