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Fear Is the Enemy We Must Defeat 12
- Politics, Culture
- September 19, 2022
In the last six months, five people I’ve approached about bringing the story of who they are and what they do to a wider public have turned down my request for an interview. A farming and homeschooling family out West, for example, would have made a wonderful article about work ethic, education, and values. In
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Not a Single U.S. State Is Requiring Kids to Get V*ccinated to Attend Public School. Why?2
- Education, Economics, Politics
- September 19, 2022
September has arrived and many children are back in public schools (though fewer than previous years). At a recent event, one parent joked to me we’re now officially in “vaccine season.” The comment made me laugh, but there’s at least a kernel of truth to it. It’s not unusual for states to require that children
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Fanning the Political Fires at Home With War Abroad 7
- International, Politics
- September 16, 2022
Six months ago, the opening shots of the Russia-Ukraine conflict shook the world. Now, thousands of miles away from those of us in the United States, the two countries wage a vicious military, economic, and propaganda war over territories and populations which the region’s power players have contested for centuries. But that’s not the impression
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A Karen Calls Cops on a Kid 4
- Family, Culture, Education
- September 16, 2022
A Meridian, ID, resident recently called the police department to demand a cop hurry over and apprehend an illegal solicitor—someone who’d knocked on her door to peddle without a permit. As reported by Deputy David Gomez, a School Resource Officer in Idaho City, on his lively Facebook Page, the caller told the cops she was
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Finding a Great Getaway From Our Crazy Time 12
- Culture, Education, Literature, Politics, Uncategorized
- September 15, 2022
“You have to be always drunk,” wrote the French poet Charles Baudelaire. “That’s all there is to it—it’s the only way. So as not to feel the horrible burden of time that breaks your back and bends you to the earth, you have to be continually drunk.” “But on what?” Baudelaire asks. With “wine, with
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How Can You Befriend a ‘Semi-Fascist’?2
- Culture, Politics
- September 15, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, at a recent event with a liberal audience, praised Justice Clarence Thomas, her ideological adversary. Sotomayor said, “He is a man who cares deeply about the court as an institution.” She added that while the two often disagree over judicial decisions, “We share a common understanding about people and kindness
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Fear Is the Enemy We Must Defeat 12