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  • The Pope Francis Media Circus is a Two-Edged Sword

    The Pope Francis Media Circus is a Two-Edged Sword0

    • September 23, 2015

    The excitement surrounding Pope Francis’ visit to America is the closest Catholics get to Beatlemania. Hundreds of thousands are hoping to catch a glimpse of the pope when he is in D.C., New York, and Philadelphia this week. My Facebook feed has seen more than one post from those with golden tickets to see the

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  • How This Teacher Makes $4 Million per Year

    How This Teacher Makes $4 Million per Year0

    • September 23, 2015

    Teachers in America frequently complain that they are underpaid. But that is not a complaint you will hear from South Korean teacher, Andrew Kim, who made $4 million in 2010. Profiled in Amanda Ripley’s bestseller The Smartest Kids in the World, Kim is known in South Korea as a “rock-star teacher.” For over twenty years,

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  • This is news?

    This is news?0

    • September 22, 2015

    I’ve been told that the video about a rat dragging a pizza is trending in the news. I’m sure it’s good clickbait material, which we might even benefit from, too. But at least we’re being honest. USA Today, “the nation’s newspaper”, got in on it:   ABC News joined in, too:  Where would we be without knowing that

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  • Homeschooling Is a Threat to Public Education

    Homeschooling Is a Threat to Public Education1

    • September 22, 2015

    According to my local government, I’m just now beginning my fifth year as a homeschooling dad. That’s how long state law has required us to file the paperwork. In that time, I’ve heard homeschoolers called elitists (because not everyone can afford to educate their own children), snobs (because it is assumed that we look down

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  • Why Are Some People Bad at Listening?

    Why Are Some People Bad at Listening?0

    • September 22, 2015

    Most of us have had the experience of being with a bad listener. There’s the person who looks at his phone while you speak and periodically nods his head and mutters “Mmm Hmm.” There’s the one who stares blankly at you with a mix of boredom and resentment, just praying that you will soon stop

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  • Making Parents Responsible

    Making Parents Responsible0

    • September 22, 2015

    There is a lot of talk about the government needing to help single parents or to take care of children. In some cases, charity is absolutely necessary. But is it possible that we overemphasize the need of government, particularly the federal government, to help? In so doing, do we forget the natural and just duties

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