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  • Seeds of Hope in a Handful of America’s Youth

    Seeds of Hope in a Handful of America’s Youth0

    On Independence Day weekend, 130 high school seniors and their families gathered to celebrate their graduation from the Seton Home Study School, an international Catholic homeschooling company located here in Front Royal, Virginia. They came from 35 states and Puerto Rico to join the festivities and walk across a stage to receive their diplomas. After

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  • Secular Education Drives American Religion’s Decline

    Secular Education Drives American Religion’s Decline0

    In his observations about 19th-century America, Alexis de Tocqueville pointed to religion as the first of the country’s political institutions – sweeping in its influence on our customs and powerful in its propensity to preempt and prevent tyranny. Yet today, American religiosity is in decline. Weekly church attendance is trending downward, as is self-identification with

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  • Secrets of Septuplet Success

    Secrets of Septuplet Success0

    Remember the McCaughey septuplets? Amazingly, those tiny babies are celebrating their 18th birthday today! In honor of the occasion, USA Today served up a feature article about the family, complete with details on the future plans of each of the seven famous children. Judging from the article, the McCaughey septuplets seem to be happy, congenial,

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  • Second Grade Reading Textbooks: 1879 vs. Today

    Second Grade Reading Textbooks: 1879 vs. Today0

    Over the weekend, a friend of mine was describing her work as a teacher in a local classical school. The literature class she taught for 2nd and 3rd graders particularly interested me. I then asked her what type of reading materials her class used. She replied that their main textbooks were McGuffey readers, the primers

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  • Secede and Decentralize: An Open Letter to Clinton Supporters

    Secede and Decentralize: An Open Letter to Clinton Supporters0

    Dear Clinton Voters: I know this election has been painful for you. Many feel betrayed and even believe yourselves no longer living in the country you thought you were. Reflect on that pain and frustration for a moment. Now recognize how you feel now is how an equally large, possibly larger, number felt for the past eight years.

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  • Seattle’s Happiness Problem

    Seattle’s Happiness Problem0

    Early in 2019, Seattle-based TV station KOMO News released a documentary on the sorry state of the Emerald City. Seattle, it seems, has become a place of drugs, crime, and homeless encampments. Concerns about Seattle’s situation go beyond the documentary. Christopher Sandford, a Seattle journalist and author, experienced this firsthand while attending a college debate

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