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  • Thanksgiving According to the Founding Fathers

    Thanksgiving According to the Founding Fathers0

    Although the Pilgrims came in 1620 and held the First Thanksgiving shortly thereafter, the national holiday which we celebrate didn’t come into existence until 1863. But America was not without Thanksgiving celebrations in the intervening years. As the quotes below demonstrate, days of prayer, fasting, and thanksgiving became a frequent part of American life, particularly

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  • Thanks, But No Thanks: Why I Haven’t Gotten the Vaccine

    Thanks, But No Thanks: Why I Haven’t Gotten the Vaccine0

    In a recent conversation with an internist, the good doctor asked me whether I’d gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. When I told him ‘No,” he then asked if I intended to get it at all. “Not unless someone forces it on me,” I said. I then asked him the same question. “I got the first injection,

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  • Thanks, ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ for Reminding Us Why Inflation Matters

    Thanks, ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ for Reminding Us Why Inflation Matters0

    Marvel recently re-released the final film in its “Avengers” series with extra footage and a post-credit tribute in hopes of breaking the worldwide record for top-grossing movie of all time. So far, the gambit seems to have failed. As of July 2, “Avengers: Endgame” had collected US$2.77 billion in worldwide ticket sales. This is still

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  • Thanks to State Control, Doctors Have Become Gods

    Thanks to State Control, Doctors Have Become Gods2

    My wife often poses the joke “Do you know the difference between doctors and God?” with the punchline being “God doesn’t think he’s a doctor.” The atrocious behavior of my neurosurgeon made me wonder: How does anyone get away with acting like this? In part one of my deep brain stimulation to fix the tremors in my hands, two holes are

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  • Thankful for the Flying Nuns

    Thankful for the Flying Nuns0

    My father-in-law recently told a story from one of his frequent work trips. He was in an airport, waiting as we all do, to be processed through the TSA’s security regime. The uniqueness of his wait in line comes from the company he happened upon: a group of nuns. It’s a rather different experience to

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  • Thank you, PolitiFact!

    Thank you, PolitiFact!0

    • August 19, 2015

    If you’re familiar with the federal government’s budgeting process and you follow social media, your head has probably exploded at least a dozen times when you see misleading information circulated as truth. Of course, countering it every time is exhausting. Who wants to take the time to go dig up the budget, make the images,

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