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  • Can We Gracefully Deal With That Loud Liberal?

    Can We Gracefully Deal With That Loud Liberal?3

    Sometimes we can’t make a dent in talking politics with people who disagree with us because their minds are so solidly made up. This isn’t so bad with people who have decent social skills and a sense of tactfulness. But we’ve all met that loud liberal who has neither! Whether it’s in the workplace, extended

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  • Making Men the Old-Fashioned Way

    Making Men the Old-Fashioned Way1

    Lots of politicians running for higher office write books—or have them ghost-written. There they tell readers, which means prospective voters, what they’ve done and what they intend to do. Most of these are mere chest-pufferies that probably find few readers. Josh Hawley’s Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs is different. Here the Missouri senator lays

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  • Should She Have Helicoptered?

    Should She Have Helicoptered?0

    On top of everything else that is vexing about parenting, there’s this: You will never know if you’re doing it “right.” That’s because… No. 1: What the heck IS “right”? No. 2: How can we know what effect we’ve had on our kids at all? (If you have more than one, you’ll notice they’re not

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  • Radical Education and Intersectionality: Who Is Bell Hooks?

    Radical Education and Intersectionality: Who Is Bell Hooks?2

    Many of us are well aware of the indoctrination in today’s classrooms. Whether it’s sexually explicit materials or woke ideology in the classroom, each day seems to bring a new round of insanity. But when it comes to radical ideas in education today, the root of the problem goes back decades. In the 20th century,

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  • 20 Historical Hobbies for $20 or Less

    20 Historical Hobbies for $20 or Less3

    New hobbies can seem intimidating and—worse—expensive. The internet offers complicated lists and costly supplies for even the most basic of skills. We might feel that we can’t invest too much into a hobby—who knows if we’ll be good at it anyway? In reality, many hobbies—particularly those that rely more on building a skill than on

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  • No, Governor, Rights Are NOT Government-Issued Privileges That You Can Suspend

    No, Governor, Rights Are NOT Government-Issued Privileges That You Can Suspend6

    On Friday, September 8, Michelle Lujan Grisham, the governor of New Mexico, announced a new public health order suspending the right to carry firearms in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County for at least thirty days. The New Mexico governor announced the thirty-day suspension at a press conference. Citing the shooting deaths of three children in Albuquerque this summer, Grisham

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