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  • A Crisis of Parenting Is the Root Cause of America’s Rapid Secularization

    A Crisis of Parenting Is the Root Cause of America’s Rapid Secularization0

    Not long ago, I asked a young tradesman to quote on a job. We’ll call him Bruno. We began talking and I mentioned that I was a Catholic. “Religion,” he said, “that’s a good thing.” I asked what his was and he told me that he was a Muslim. “But,” Bruno added. “I wasn’t always

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  • What Are the News Media for?

    What Are the News Media for?3

    What are the news media for? The typical response is that their prime function is dispensing information. They provide us with what we need to know in order to successfully operate in the modern world. Perhaps the media do perform this function, at least partially. Certainly some of what is reported in the daily news

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  • The Lawyer on the Playground

    The Lawyer on the Playground1

    “Welcome! Play Safe” reads the sign at a Fairfax County Public School playground in Virginia just outside of Washington D.C. It goes on to list a few simple rules — 21, by my count. First off, the playground should never be used when it’s frozen. Or wet. There can be no climbing on things like

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  • AI Is Coming for Art’s Soul

    AI Is Coming for Art’s Soul5

    While AI-based technology has recently been used to summon deepfakes and create a disturbing outline for running a death camp, the ever-pervasive digital juggernaut has also been used to write books under the byline of well-known authors. The Guardian recently reported five books appeared for sale on Amazon that were apparently written by author Jane

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  • Old Kindergarten Requirements Suggest Today’s Classrooms Are Too Much, Too Soon

    Old Kindergarten Requirements Suggest Today’s Classrooms Are Too Much, Too Soon7

    I received a rather frantic email from a friend when school started last fall. Panicking over the number of parents posting first day of preschool pictures, my friend wondered if she had made a mistake by not sending her four-year-old to school. “When did preschool become so popular?” she asked in dismay. She wasn’t imagining

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  • Friday Comic: Left Un-Read0

    Credit: OwenComics (store) Twitter: @owenbroadcast Instagram: @owenbroadcast Save this article to favorites

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  • Snow Woke?

    Snow Woke?7

    The lead role in Walt Disney’s Snow White remake, due for release in March 2024, is played by an actress who dislikes the original Brothers Grimm fairy tale and can’t stand the studio’s 1930s animated film. It’s a bold move for a production company that has spent almost $1 billion this year on box-office flops.

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  • Charters Receive Far Less Money Than Traditional Public Schools. They Do Better Anyway

    Charters Receive Far Less Money Than Traditional Public Schools. They Do Better Anyway1

    If you thought charter schools received anywhere near the same amount of funding as traditional public schools, then think again. A new, massive study from the University of Arkansas finds that “On average, charter schools across 18 cities in 16 states (…) receive about 30 percent or $7,147 (2020 dollars) less funding per pupil than traditional

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  • COVID-19 Lies and What to Do About Them

    COVID-19 Lies and What to Do About Them3

    The fall of Fauci and the unravelling narrative about COVID-19’s origins is something of a slow-motion train wreck. As recently as 2021, White House Chief Medical Advisor and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci was hailed as a national hero and an icon of science. To be fair, Fauci did

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