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  • The Loneliness of the Anonymous Neighbor

    The Loneliness of the Anonymous Neighbor0

    The last Saturday morning in August, my wife noticed that some of our neighbors had a moving truck outside their home. After watching with the kids for a minute or two, she acknowledged that she had never seen the people before. I recognized the man, though I had never spoken to him—he seemed to purposefully

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  • 13-Year-Olds Given Mastectomies at California Clinic

    13-Year-Olds Given Mastectomies at California Clinic1

    How old must a girl be to consent to a mastectomy? Only 13, it appears. An article in JAMA Pediatrics on “Chest Dysphoria in Transmasculine Minors and Young Adults” at a US clinic was based on a survey which included 2 girls (transmales) who were 13 years old and had both breasts removed and 5

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  • Swedes Are Raising Stronger Children. Here’s Why.

    Swedes Are Raising Stronger Children. Here’s Why.0

    When I taught homeschool seminars in Latin, history, and literature in Asheville, North Carolina, I would wait for a cold spell in February and then email my students to come to class dressed for the weather. On their arrival I would lead them outside and hold class for half an hour beneath gray skies and

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  • By Any Other Name: White Students Get Safe Space at This University

    By Any Other Name: White Students Get Safe Space at This University0

    • September 17, 2018

    Use of terms such as “safe space” and “white privilege” is increasingly common on college campuses, but when the University of Maryland at College Park announced creation of a weekly “safe space for white students” called White Awake, the negative response quickly prompted the school to change the name. Campus Reform reported the renaming Friday,

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  • Colin Kaepernick and Why the NFL is the New WWE

    Colin Kaepernick and Why the NFL is the New WWE0

    Nike recently unveiled a huge advertising campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of its iconic advertising slogan, “Just Do It.” The central star of the new campaign is former San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick. As you’ve likely heard by now, his line is, “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything.” — Colin Kaepernick

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  • Proper Matches, Romantic Elopements, & True Love in Jane Austen’s Novels

    Proper Matches, Romantic Elopements, & True Love in Jane Austen’s Novels0

    Readers of Jane Austen’s novels recognize the plot that informs every story, the business of marriage that determines the future happiness of each eligible woman. Whom will Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Emma Woodhouse in Emma, Anne Elliot in Persuasion, Fanny Price in Mansfield Park, and Elinor and Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility

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