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  • Restore the American Garage

    Restore the American Garage17

    Twitter likes to vilify the large cookie-cutter suburban home with a garage bigger than the house itself. And surely this is in some way a symbol of a decadent, mobile society with little sense of place or community. But the American garage gets too much flack from even those on the right. The house on

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  • Restaurants Are Giving People ‘Option Paralysis’

    Restaurants Are Giving People ‘Option Paralysis’0

    The obsession with individual choice has wreaked havoc on many parts of our culture, but it has gone too far for some people, particularly those trying to order a sandwich. According to a Wall Street Journal story, restaurants and fast food establishments now provide so many options that some people are beginning to suffer from “option paralysis.”

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  • Restaurant Chain Announces Bankruptcy, Says Minimum Wage Hikes to Blame

    Restaurant Chain Announces Bankruptcy, Says Minimum Wage Hikes to Blame0

    Restaurants Unlimited, a Seattle-based chain with restaurant locations in 47 US cities, announced on Sunday it was seeking Chapter 11 protection, citing “progressive” wage laws. The company, which has operated since the Lyndon Johnson Administration, said rising labor costs—part of a national trend of government-mandated minimum increases—were part of its decision. One Factor of Bankruptcy

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  • Rest and Quiet Contemplation: We Need More

    Rest and Quiet Contemplation: We Need More0

    At meetings, conferences, receptions, and even during casual conversations I’m inevitably asked if I saw so-and-so on the stir-the-pot talk show last night or if I listened to talking-head-Bob this afternoon on his critique-everything radio show. Inevitably, my answer is, “No.” The same sorts of questions arise when it comes to the latest release of talking-head-Jane’s

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  • Respectful Children So Rare that Restaurant Owner Gives Them a Discount

    Respectful Children So Rare that Restaurant Owner Gives Them a Discount0

    Have you ever noticed that many of today’s children seem to have a lack of respect for others, a fact which becomes particularly apparent in their poor behavior in public? If so, you’re not alone. Italian restaurant owner Antonio Ferrari seems to have subconsciously noticed the same thing. But he was unable to put his

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  • Resisting Totalitarian Impulses In an Individualist World

    Resisting Totalitarian Impulses In an Individualist World0

    The left’s attempts to march toward a totalitarian Utopia free of hate and discrimination are plain to see. This is what drives mandatory anti-bias training, coerced diversity and inclusion, self-flagellation for alleged racism or sexism, speech codes, censorship, and all else defining today’s pox of political correctness. A comparable push exists among conservatives to enact

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