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The Downhill Slope of Reading and Books 0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Literature
- December 18, 2025
Inspired by author David McCullough’s tribute to Herman Wouk in the former’s book, “History Matters,” I recently picked up a copy of Wouk’s “The Winds of War” and dove into the story. The book covers the period from the late 1930s to America’s entry into World War II via Pearl Harbor. Navy Commander “Pug” Henry
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The Colosseum and the Visceral Reality of History 0
- Culture, Education, Featured, History, Religion
- December 17, 2025
The Colosseum looks smaller in person than in photographs and movies. At least, it did to me. But that in no way negated the power of seeing the real thing in front of me, in broad daylight. Gazing at the impressive structure struck me as no photograph or illustration of it ever could. The building
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Christmas vs. Consumerism 0
- Culture, Economics, Family, Featured
- December 16, 2025
It’s easy to imagine the moment King Solomon – while sitting amid his beautiful parks and gardens – suddenly realized all his riches and accomplishments would eventually crumble to rubble. His paradise. The First Temple. National wealth. Indeed, all the grandeur he accumulated was ultimately decimated by Babylonian conquest. Solomon surmised that “all the deeds
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The Christmas Film You’ve Never Heard of With a Perfect Message for Our Time 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Religion
- December 15, 2025
This time of year, everyone – myself included – airs out their favorite Christmas movies, talking about the wholesomeness and meaning and warm fuzzies they bring each time they’re watched. Topping the list are films such as “Home Alone,” “A Christmas Story,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and even “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” One of my
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Winter 2026 Is a Great Time to Read Some History 0
- Culture, Education, Featured, History, Literature, Western Civilization
- December 15, 2025
Search online for “Do American students know history?” and the answer is negative. As is the case with math and reading, the National Assessment of Education Progress’ latest assessment tests revealed that student knowledge of the American past continues declining. College students fare little better. A survey conducted 10 years ago by the American Council of Trustees
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It’s Still Possible to Resist AI Slop 0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Science, Western Civilization
- December 12, 2025
‘Tis the season for AI holiday commercials … at least, that’s what some are trying to tell us. The writing has been on the wall for a while now. … And no, there’s no going back. There’s no stopping this. Because again, creating with GenAI is a fraction of the cost of human-made content. So
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The Downhill Slope of Reading and Books 0