In the 1980s, Johnny Cash, the former king of country, was increasingly marginalized and forgotten. After a series of failed albums, Columbia, his label of 25 years, dropped him. But his career was not quite over. Producer Rick Rubin saw Cash perform alongside Bob Dylan at Madison Square Garden in 1992 and recognized that “the
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Are Christians united more by politics than Jesus? In a recent Washington Post opinion article, author Shadi Hamid argues that a peculiar partnership has emerged between politics and religion: Those who profess to be Evangelicals largely support former President Donald Trump. In the article, Hamid asks, “How can people who prize moral rectitude and personal
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Social-emotional learning (SEL) has been in vogue in education circles for decades. Following its precepts, teachers, counselors, and administrators encourage students to look inward and focus on their feelings. The result? A generation of young people who can’t stop thinking about their emotions, leaving them incredibly fragile. But that’s not what many of the experts
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George MacDonald had a colossal impact on some of the most brilliant early-20th-century writers, including C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, and J.R.R. Tolkien. He was a Scottish minister, poet, and fairytale writer, but today, much of his work has been abandoned. It’s time to shake the dust from MacDonald’s magical and redemptive works, many of which
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Investors are always told to “diversify” their portfolios. Don’t put all your money in stocks — what if the market plunges? But don’t put all your money in bonds — you’ll miss the market rallies. And for God’s sake, don’t put all your money in one company. Or, to put it an older way: Don’t
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In a market economy, businesses are supposed to pursue profits. Yet in recent years, many big corporations—including Disney, Target, and Bud Light—have become embroiled in costly scandals involving identity politics. As this year’s Pride Month is over, it’s worth asking why so many big businesses take such strong stances on culture war issues, even when
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