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  • Reviving the Small Farms of America’s Past

    Reviving the Small Farms of America’s Past0

    A Small Farm Future, by Chris Smaje (Chelsea Green Publishing; 320 pp., $22.50). Chris Smaje is probably the only sociologist-turned-farmer in England. This unusually ecologically-aware agriculturist hopes the sobering effects of COVID-19 will help reset society by restructuring rural areas. Food chains are fragile due to population pressure and economic and ecological challenges, and Smaje says there

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  • Reviving the Church: How to Get Young People in the Pews

    Reviving the Church: How to Get Young People in the Pews15

    Only 54 percent of Christians aged 18–35 attend church once a month or more. Meanwhile, Christianity is rapidly declining in the American population, especially in the younger generations. The secularization of society is evident wherever we turn, and it will only worsen as young people continue to turn away from Christianity. To survive, the church

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  • Revisiting the ‘Pleasantville’ of My Childhood

    Revisiting the ‘Pleasantville’ of My Childhood2

    I was recently reminded of the film “Pleasantville,” which was released in 1998 and, according to Netflix, became one of year’s most popular movies. Although “Pleasantville” features lustrous Hollywood stars Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, Jeff Daniels, and William Macy, it would be inaccurate to characterize this film as something meant simply to entertain. Instead, the

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  • Revered Philosopher: Children Actually Want Parents to Lay Down the Law

    Revered Philosopher: Children Actually Want Parents to Lay Down the Law0

    Over the years I’ve heard various parents explain their approach to parenting in the following way: “We really don’t want to force our children to ______ (fill in the blank with ’do chores,’ ’go to church,’ ‘practice an instrument,’ or any number of other responsibilities). We want them to make their own decisions and decide

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  • Revered College President Explains What Parents Miss in Preparing Their Children for College

    Revered College President Explains What Parents Miss in Preparing Their Children for College0

    Packing up the car and taking a kid to college is always hard. Mom holds back tears and worries about the health of her “baby.” Dad checks and rechecks to make sure Johnny has what he needs and knows who to contact if he doesn’t. And then the goodbyes are said and Johnny is left

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  • Revealing the Real Cause of Deep State Corruption

    Revealing the Real Cause of Deep State Corruption0

    What could possibly explain the transparent nonsense that is the attempt to impeach and remove President Donald Trump? The farrago of exaggerations and outright lies that the leadership of the Democrats in the House of Representatives are currently peddling makes little sense. Impeachment was a remedy crafted by the Founders to remove a corrupt official

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