John Taylor Gatto is one of the biggest critics of the modern education system. He’s also someone who knows it intimately, having been a public school teacher in New York City for 26 years. In 1991, after receiving the New York State Teacher of the Year award, Gatto penned a famous letter for the Wall
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Since Black Friday, we’ve been in peak-consumerism mode. It probably won’t end until after New Year’s Day. Ironically, while Thanksgiving and Christmas are rooted in Christian tradition and outlook, there is little left of Christianity’s influence on those holidays. These days, Thanksgiving is less about giving thanks to the Almighty and more about preparing for
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Reading a book for the first time is seen by many in our society as a badge of honor and a legitimate cause for boasting. Rereading a book, on the other hand, doesn’t usually come with the same pride or pack the same awe-inspiring punch in others. Nevertheless, according to Christopher Nelson, President of
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Will and Ariel Durant spent fifty years of their lives working on their magisterial Story of Civilization, a sweeping 11-volume survey of human history written in beautiful prose. After completing it, they compiled their historical insights in a book titled The Lessons of History. Among the gems in it is the
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In The Law, Frederic Bastiat makes a powerful argument against the ability of the state to guide the affairs of the people. No matter one’s politics, at some point a person will usually disagree with an argument for increasing the size and scope of government in the name of either the “common good” or because
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It might be safe to say that more Americans would associate the term ‘Hail Mary’ with a lucky football pass than an earnest prayer. Touchdown Jesus at Notre Dame may confuse things even more. For Catholics, the Hail Mary is an important prayer and integral to praying the Rosary, as well as the Our Father
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