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  • Rebels Without a Logical Clue

    Rebels Without a Logical Clue0

    During the weekend riots and protests in Minneapolis, I saw a news reporter stop a young protester on the street and ask him why he was protesting. “Stop, don’t shoot,” he said. The reporter, wanting something more than this, asked him again, trying to make clear that he was asking for the actual reason the

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  • Reasons for Rural Rejoicing

    Reasons for Rural Rejoicing1

    People living in our small town have two hobbies: cruising endless circles around the town square and complaining about living in our small town. Generations of residents in our community have been initiated into grumbling as a rural rite of passage. But, as the Bible says, “Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing.

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  • Reason Can’t Prevail Against an Irrational Opposition

    Reason Can’t Prevail Against an Irrational Opposition0

    “Mandalorian” star Gina Carano made headlines this week when she was fired from Disney. Her crime? Authoring a social media post comparing the censorship of conservatives to Nazi persecution. Disney’s decision set off a salvo of justified attacks on the company. But while the self-righteous anger is gratifying to fans both of Carano’s acting and

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  • Reason #1,057 to Homeschool – Institutional Schools Are Boring

    Reason #1,057 to Homeschool – Institutional Schools Are Boring0

    Does the traditional school setting bore students, causing them to lose interest in learning? Given the institutional, restrained atmosphere that’s necessary to keep a classroom of 30 children in order, it seems highly likely. And, as the Washington Post reports, it’s that type of atmosphere that is leading parents like Lisa Cain to pull their

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  • Really, Mr. President?

    Really, Mr. President?0

    Yesterday, Minneapolis Public Schools proudly shared a letter of congratulations from President Obama. Here’s the post:  Here’s the letter:  Assuming the letter is real, the President really ought to have had his team check out the school district before sending a letter of congratulations to the interim superintendent. We certainly agree that “Our Nation’s future

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  • Reality: Most People Don’t Care about Truth

    Reality: Most People Don’t Care about Truth1

    “The pain of our corruption must be healed by virtue, knowledge, and eloquence.”—Giambattista Vico (1668-1744) In the wake of the “Trump phenomena” and other recent political developments, many people have become concerned that we have entered a “post-truth” era characterized by a contempt for objective facts. Fittingly, Oxford Dictionaries made “post-truth” the word of the

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