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- Culture, Science, Uncategorized
- May 15, 2025
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in organic produce. But for those of us with limited food budgets, patronizing organic grocery stores, co-ops, and restaurants can be a bit of a strain on the wallet. As Time recently pointed out, there’s a way to eat healthy organic produce on a budget. It’s
READ MORE1) George Washington loved beer and had his own recipe. His favorite style was a porter, but he (or his servants or slaves) also brewed his own “small beer,” a simpler brew with less alcohol. Here is the recipe he used: “Take a large Siffer [Sifter] full of Bran Hops to your Taste. Boil these 3 hours then
READ MOREHolbrook Jackson: “Truth is one’s own conception of things.” G. K. Chesterton: “The Big Blunder. All thought is an attempt to discover if one’s own conception is true or not.” The above exchange between Holbrook Jackson and G. K. Chesterton summarizes the radical difference between the relativist and the realist in regard to
READ MOREMinnesota Public Radio has announced that it will be rolling out a new investigative unit, determined to “produce investigations of national substance”. The difficulty of doing so because advertisers and other moneyed interests can pull strings, MPR readily admitted to MinnPost: In an interview that took several months to come together (MPR being a bit
READ MOREOne would think that if anyone has a right to pick a child up from school, it’s a parent, correct? But that’s not the case at a Texas school known as Bear Branch Elementary. As a local news station reports, “Pick your child up from school and you could be charged with trespassing.” The news
READ MOREAt the first-ever nationally televised debate between candidates for the Libertarian Party, the subject turned to a fundamental issue: the freedom not to associate. The subject concerned anti-discrimination law, particularly as it affects religion. Gary Johnson was asked whether he, as president, would retain laws that prohibit discrimination based on religion. He said he would,
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