If the twenty-first century could be summarized with a few key words, “equality” and “social justice” would likely reign supreme. And why not? Who doesn’t like the idea of being treated fairly and with dignity? But while our talk and promotion of equality, justice, and other buzzwords sounds wonderful, are we really any better at
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Successful womb transplants have given birth (sorry!) to the notion that transgender women or even cisgender men could bear children. It sounds like the scenario of a bad comedy – blokes with bulging biceps raiding the fridge for pickles and ice cream as they massage their baby bump. Ooops, I forgot: Arnie got there first.
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A year ago, Denver Public Schools put an end to “lunch shaming.” No longer would students have the stigma of receiving a sticker reminding them to pay if they had not settled an outstanding lunch bill. Denver promised that all children would receive lunches whether they paid for the lunch or not. The price tag
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The next generation of Texans may not care to “remember the Alamo” after a recent decision by the Texas State Board of Education. The Battle of the Alamo, which occurred during the Texas Revolution of the 1830s, is one of the most famed military actions in Texas and American history. Just a few hundred Alamo
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The National September 11 Memorial and Museum are deeply ugly. Those two gaping pits, a vision of the abyss, mar that tragic earth. Like gashes that never healed, but rather festered into black necrosis, the 9/11 memorial reveals a sickness; a sickness not of the body but of the soul. That day changed America in
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Is the Mark Knight cartoon of Serena Williams racist? It depends on where you sit. Let me start with three opinions: I have long thought Mark Knight the best and most intelligent tabloid cartoonist in Australia. I find it inconceivable that he deliberately sat down to draw a racist cartoon and accept his explanation of
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