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  • Usha Vance and the Wisdom of Frugal Fashion

    Usha Vance and the Wisdom of Frugal Fashion0

    What famous people wear is always the talk of the town, a fact Second Lady Usha Vance is likely beginning to learn. As she recently noted on X, the New York Times published an entire article on the political significance of the coral-colored dress she wore while filming a Father’s Day reading session with her

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  • 10 Chinese Proverbs We Should All Take to Heart

    10 Chinese Proverbs We Should All Take to Heart0

    Several years ago, I wrote an article detailing 10 valuable Chinese proverbs, which I’d discovered in a 1937 book from Stanford University Press containing 700 such tidbits of wisdom. I later revisited the book and found numerous other apt sayings about living life well, 10 more of which I’d like to share below. To Cut Down Grass is

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  • America Is Sliding Toward Socialism – But Here’s How We Can Stop It

    America Is Sliding Toward Socialism – But Here’s How We Can Stop It0

    At a conference last June, a fellow attendee turned to me and began talking about Zohran Mamdani’s recent primary win in the New York City mayoral race. An economics enthusiast, this individual was aghast that a socialist like Mamdani would likely win such a prominent American political office. I, on the other hand, approached the

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  • Reimagining an American in an Anti-American America

    Reimagining an American in an Anti-American America0

    “Enemy-occupied territory – that is what this world is,” wrote C. S. Lewis in “Mere Christianity.” “Christianity is the story of how the rightful King has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us all to take part in a great campaign of sabotage,” he continued. One needn’t be a Christian to

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  • The Rudderless Moment in American Politics

    The Rudderless Moment in American Politics0

    “The modern Democratic Party increasingly resembles a coalition without a commanding general,” argue Jesse Arm and Danielle Shapiro, writing for the Manhattan Institute’s “City Journal.” The party’s elected officials, donors, unions, advocacy groups, activist networks, and online influencers often pull in different directions, with no leader possessing the authority or willingness to impose discipline. As a result, candidates

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  • I Grew up Without a TV. Here’s What I Appreciated.

    I Grew up Without a TV. Here’s What I Appreciated.0

    Twice, in all my childhood, a TV entered our house. The first time was during the 2012 Summer Olympics. We’d borrowed an old screen from a friend – one of those boxy 13-inch TVs (the kind that, minus the off-screen dials, you might see Calvin watching in “Calvin and Hobbes”). My family propped the clunky device

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