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More and more it seems that our government and our culture regard the human being as a slab of meat rather than as a creature with a body, mind, and soul. The coronavirus pandemic perfectly illustrates this phenomenon. Using propaganda and fear as their weapons, our government—with the help of the mainstream media—ordered lockdowns, masks,
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Congress recently passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which temporarily lowers individual income taxes and permanently cuts corporate income taxes. This move has been celebrated by the business community with more than 125 companies announcing raises or bonuses for their employees. But no good deed goes unpunished. Critics have decried the tax cuts as
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The OECD (the organization responsible for the international PISA exam) just released a new study on the state of international education. Among the report’s many charts is one which shows the number of hours students are in school. The U.S. ranks quite high with roughly 90,000 compulsory instruction hours. In other words, U.S. students spend
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The News Story: New Recommendations for Depression Screening in Primary Care The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is considering a new standard recommending that all adults be routinely screened for depression during visits to their primary care provider, according to a story released by the American Academy of Family Physicians. According to the AAFP,
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In the last several years we’ve seen Black Friday sales start at 4 am Friday morning… then at midnight… then at 10pm on Thanksgiving… then at 6pm when most people are still trying to finish their turkey dinner. But recent developments suggest that the pendulum might be swinging the other way. At the end of
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The recent August school shooting during a Catholic Mass in Minneapolis prompted public arguments about the efficacy of prayer. For example, former Biden Press Secretary Jen Psaki and current Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt exchanged some heated remarks on prayers offered up for the victims of the shooting. “Prayer is not freaking enough,” Psaki tweeted. “Enough with the
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