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  • Why Are Boys Still Attracted to Farming?

    Why Are Boys Still Attracted to Farming?2

    • April 1, 2019

    While scrolling through Facebook the other day, I came across a video intriguingly titled, “Why Boys Still Want to Be Farmers + Why that’s OK.” Clicking on the link, I got a brief glimpse into the life of farm father Justin Rhodes, his two young sons, and their two friends. In the course of the video,

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  • Could Marriage Help Millennials Escape Poverty?

    Could Marriage Help Millennials Escape Poverty?0

    Ask adults over 55 what comes to mind when they think of millennials and many of them will roll their eyes and swiftly say, “entitled.” While I’ll be the first to admit that millennials like myself have our shortcomings, the reality is that one of our greatest challenges stems from a breakdown in society’s oldest

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  • The Problem of Care in a Culture of Convenience

    The Problem of Care in a Culture of Convenience0

    The reality of caring for the very young (or the very old) while trying to maintain a living is what modern social theorists refer to as “the dependency problem.” In pursuit of maximum efficiency and endless affluence, modern industrial economies require that all able-bodied adults work full-time outside the home. Those who are too young—or

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  • Two Ways Our World Resembles ‘1984’

    Two Ways Our World Resembles ‘1984’0

    When I took 1984 with me on vacation recently, I didn’t expect to read it. Unlike the two other books with me—Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life and Matt Ridley’s The Rational Optimist—I had already read Orwell’s classic work. Or had I? It had been at least 25 years. Most of what I remembered seemed

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  • Have the Elites Lost Their Mandate?

    Have the Elites Lost Their Mandate?0

    In ancient Greek tragedy, the hero rises to fame only to be undone by hubris, the fatal flaw of overweening arrogance. But to understand the events that continue to unfold around the 2016 presidential election, it’s helpful to look farther east. A generation before Sophocles chronicled the rise and fall of Oedipus, Confucius looked at

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  • Chicago Demands $130,000 From Smollett, Threatens New Charge If He Doesn’t Pay Up

    Chicago Demands $130,000 From Smollett, Threatens New Charge If He Doesn’t Pay Up0

    The city of Chicago threatened Jussie Smollett on Thursday with a new charge if he doesn’t pay $130,000 to cover overtime costs incurred by police during their investigation into a hate crime the actor allegedly staged against himself in January. In a letter sent to Smollett’s attorneys, the Chicago Corporation Counsel requested that Smollett pay

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