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  • Impeachment Is About Dismissing the Will of the People

    Impeachment Is About Dismissing the Will of the People0

    People are stubborn. We like what’s familiar. Coronavirus in China? People eating bat soup? In a chaotic and dangerous world, it’s comforting to know – or at least to think – that we have some control. Whether someone identifies as conservative or liberal tends to boil down to their response to this question: should people generally be left alone,

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  • Most People Couldn’t Handle This Church Service

    Most People Couldn’t Handle This Church Service0

    A friend of mine recently allowed me to leaf through his aged copy of the 1662 edition of the Church of England’s Book of Common Prayer. “The Prayer Book” provides prayers, Scripture readings, and liturgies for every Sunday and feast day in the Church year, as well as for special occasions like weddings, funerals, and baptisms.

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  • Sex and Society: What History Tells Us About the Effects of Sexual Freedom

    Sex and Society: What History Tells Us About the Effects of Sexual Freedom4

    I had a nagging thought while on my way to work this morning. It never quite coalesced until I read an article in The Guardian entitled “Happy ever after: why writers are falling out of love with marriage.” Author Mia Levitin put into words what I had been pondering, namely the fact that modern stories

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  • Why We Need Local Newspapers to Protect the Common Good

    Why We Need Local Newspapers to Protect the Common Good0

    While many newspapers have shut down or laid off employees in the last ten years, many small-town newspapers across the country are not only surviving, but in some cases are thriving. That they are doing so is the result of several factors – their focus on local news, their feature stories on festivals, the arts,

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  • Should Women Stay Single?

    Should Women Stay Single?0

    Joseph Chamie, the former director of the United Nations Population Division, recently published an article entitled “Should women stay single?” It presents a grim view of married life, and seems to answer the question largely in the affirmative. Chamie writes: Single women generally experience fewer stresses and compromises than married women. Furthermore, single women feel more empowered, enjoying greater personal autonomy and freedoms than married

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  • The Appalling Elitism of Dollar Store Bans

    The Appalling Elitism of Dollar Store Bans0

    Should city governments dictate where you can shop for food? If your neighbors see a need for a store, and happily patronize it, should outsiders shut down that option? These are the battle lines of the emerging movement against dollar stores. Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mesquite, Texas, Dekalb County, Georgia, New Orleans, Louisiana, and other municipalities nationwide

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