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  • Looking Beyond Politics to Be Pro-Life

    Looking Beyond Politics to Be Pro-Life0

    It was a historic win for the pro-life movement when the Supreme Court justices overturned Roe v. Wade. There’s no denying Trump’s role in this achievement—he appointed several of the justices in question. But recent positioning by the Trump campaign calls into question Trump’s personal commitment to the pro-life cause and his effectiveness as a

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  • Looking Beyond Headlines to Outsmart the Propagandists

    Looking Beyond Headlines to Outsmart the Propagandists0

    The trial of officer Derek Chauvin came up in a conversation I had with a friend this weekend. “Yeah, I really haven’t been able to follow it much, but I did see a few headlines,” was the essence of my friend’s comments on the issue. He then noted that the little he had seen made

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  • Looking at Randomness but Seeing Conspiracies

    Looking at Randomness but Seeing Conspiracies0

    We see patterns where none exist. It’s what humans do; in fact, it’s what animals do. Mark Twain noticed this, and had a pithy summary. We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it — and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down

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  • Longing for the Days of Presidential Attack Ads

    Longing for the Days of Presidential Attack Ads0

    Man, do I miss Michael Bloomberg. Don’t get me wrong. The constant bombardment his campaign leveled at Americans over billboards, television, radio, and the internet was incessant and utterly annoying. It was a great relief to see him drop out of the race, if for no other reason than to have this multi-sensory campaign assault

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  • Long-lost Beatrix Potter Tale Uncovered

    Long-lost Beatrix Potter Tale Uncovered0

    My relationship with Beatrix Potter goes way back. I got to know her in second grade when the school English curriculum took me through her famous stories one by one. Although finding the definitions for the vocabulary words and answering the comprehension questions – in COMPLETE sentences, mind you – were a daunting task, I

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  • Loners Are More Intellectual and Loyal Than Other People

    Loners Are More Intellectual and Loyal Than Other People0

    (Inspired by iHeartIntelligence) Speaking as a loner myself, I can tell you that there is a huge difference between a person who is socially rejected and a person who rejects social interaction.  And even though loners often get a bad wrap (I’m assuming because people are upset that they don’t want to be a part of

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