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  • Of Rioters, Protesters and Patriots

    Of Rioters, Protesters and Patriots0

    To Parliament, in the London of George III, the Boston Massacre of 1770, and the Tea Party of 1773 were not seen in the same light as they were by the Sons of Liberty in the Massachusetts colony. To Parliament, this was mob violence, and the shooting and killing at Lexington and Concord were acts

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  • Of MAGA Street Art and Spit-Laden Coffee

    Of MAGA Street Art and Spit-Laden Coffee0

    The large “Black Lives Matter” slogan painted on the street of the courthouse square in Redwood City, California lasted roughly two weeks before city officials changed course and had the painting removed. The Washington Post reports that unlike other street paintings featuring Black Lives Matter messaging, this particular item was not afflicted by vandalism. Instead, Redwood City,

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  • Of Laundry Lessons and College

    Of Laundry Lessons and College3

    Forgive the long quote coming up, but it is instructive. (And wild!) The president of Hamilton College, David Wippman, and his colleague, Cornell University American Studies professor Glenn C. Altschuler, have somehow been peeking in on the discussions parents are having online about their kids off at college. These Facebook groups can be truly helpful

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  • Of Foot Binding and Modern Childhood

    Of Foot Binding and Modern Childhood8

    We no longer live in an era of foot binding, writes my Let Grow cofounder Peter Gray, a psychologist who studies the importance of mixed-age, unsupervised play. But for about a thousand years, as he notes in a recent Substack post, girls in China would have their feet broken and bound to stop them from

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  • Of Course, I Think About the Roman Empire Daily. You Don’t?

    Of Course, I Think About the Roman Empire Daily. You Don’t?0

    Last week, my wife asked me, “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” Her question didn’t come out of nowhere. TikTok might be a minefield of Chinese cyberthreats, but it has birthed a trend in which women ask men how often they contemplate the glory that was Rome. The trend took off because wives were

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  • Of Christmas Parades and Commonplace Joys

    Of Christmas Parades and Commonplace Joys0

    The first Saturday of December once again brought joy to my small hometown. This is the day when the annual Christmas parade brings several thousand locals to sidewalks in the center of town to watch, laugh, and shout with boisterous pride as floats, dancers, and marching bands wind their way through the cold streets. As

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