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  • Missing the Target

    Missing the Target2

    Target’s decision to not only stock but give pride of place to transgender-themed children’s clothing has sent shock waves through the national media and the retail industry this week. It isn’t the first time the retailer—one of America’s largest—has missed the target for its customer base. In 2016, Target released a policy allowing men who

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  • Missing Jim Lehrer, the Master of Candidate Wrangling at Debates

    Missing Jim Lehrer, the Master of Candidate Wrangling at Debates0

    Boy, do I miss Jim Lehrer. I thought of the late PBS anchor and legendary presidential debate moderator fondly while watching the last two Democratic debates in Charleston and Las Vegas. The constant interruptions, the lack of decorum and the complete disregard for time limits on candidates’ answers all worked to cause viewers like me

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  • Missing in Action: Leaders in a Time of Crisis

    Missing in Action: Leaders in a Time of Crisis1

    Where are our leaders in this time of crisis? Whether from fear or sympathy, some of our mayors and governors have recently allowed rioters to destroy cities, topple statues, and break the law without fear of repercussions. These public officials are supposed to protect all of their constituents, and public safety and protection of private

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  • Miss South Carolina’s Comment on Modesty Makes Waves

    Miss South Carolina’s Comment on Modesty Makes Waves0

    For those who didn’t know – or chose not to notice – the pageant to choose Miss America 2017 took place over the weekend. Per usual, the central feature of the competition saw contestants parade around in glitzy dresses and streamlined swimsuits. But while such costumes seem to be a required part of the show,

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  • Miss Manners: Trump is Making Americans Ruder

    Miss Manners: Trump is Making Americans Ruder0

    In a recent article in The Atlantic, Judith Martin or ‘Miss Manners’ insists that the reason why most people have deplorable manners is not poor upbringing, but Donald Trump. Not only does fact imitate fiction and life imitates art. According to Miss Manners, the public imitates politicians. Martin rehearses the age-old argument that political leaders

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  • Miss Manners Rescues Civilization: A Forlorn Hope

    Miss Manners Rescues Civilization: A Forlorn Hope0

    By now, unless you have spent the past two decades living as a Venusian, you are aware that good manners in the public square and in social media are at rock bottom. In addition to the kooks attacking speakers in colleges, mobs surrounding and screaming at members of Donald Trump’s cabinet when they appear in

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