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  • What We Can Learn from Katy Perry’s Depression

    What We Can Learn from Katy Perry’s Depression0

    Superstar Katy Perry’s 2017 album Witness sold “only” 180,000 copies the first week it went on sale.  Expectations dashed, Perry fell into a depression. She explains her overwhelming disappointment, “I have bouts of situational depressions and my heart was broken last year because unknowingly, I put so much validity in the reaction of the public, and the

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  • A Code of Manhood for a Generation Suffering a ‘Masculinity Crisis’

    A Code of Manhood for a Generation Suffering a ‘Masculinity Crisis’0

    In June the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic co-hosted an event that discussed the “masculinity crisis” many young men are experiencing in America and Europe.  While there was much disagreement as to what is the root cause of this crisis is and how it can best be addressed, the panelists agreed on one thing: a crisis of

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  • Could Britain-Style Healthcare Work in America?

    Could Britain-Style Healthcare Work in America?0

    The Democrat Party has been shifting to the left on healthcare. A recent Gallup poll found that nearly 70 percent of Democrats favor a single-payer system.  But the same poll found that when given the choice of “Favor,” “Oppose,” or “Don’t know enough to say,” a whopping 61 percent of responders chose the third option.

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  • How Ideological Polarization Harms Society

    How Ideological Polarization Harms Society0

    I recently overhead a friend of mine disgustedly muttering at his phone. Contrary to what one might think, his disgust was not over problems with his hand-held device; instead, it was over a notification he had just received from Reddit. The notification explained that he had been banned from the board entitled “Black Lives Matter.”

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  • Why Does the Battery in My iPhone Drain So Fast?

    Why Does the Battery in My iPhone Drain So Fast?0

    Why do batteries die? And, why can they only be recharged so many times before they won’t hold a useful amount of charge? My young son asked me about that years ago when his battery-powered toy car stopped moving, wondering about what he called an “everlasting battery.” And this same question has probably crossed the

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  • 10 (Unwritten) Rules for Imitating an Accent

    10 (Unwritten) Rules for Imitating an Accent0

    I heard a radio advertisement from the local zoo for an Australian Outback exhibit. The narrator spoke in a thick, caricature Aussie accent. It made me wonder: When is it acceptable to imitate an accent, and when is it taboo?   After extensive internet research, here are 10 unwritten rules floating around in the internet ether

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