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  • British Educator: Student Success Comes from “Quiet, sensible, matter-of-fact parents”

    British Educator: Student Success Comes from “Quiet, sensible, matter-of-fact parents”0

    Last month, students at Central High School in St. Paul, Minnesota were shocked when two students assaulted a teacher and administrator who were trying to break up a lunchroom spat: “The older student is accused of slamming a teacher against a wall, choking him and then slamming him onto the floor after the teacher tried

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  • Are Thank-You Notes Becoming a Thing of the Past?

    Are Thank-You Notes Becoming a Thing of the Past?0

    Several years ago, my grandmother received a note from one of my young cousins which made her cry. If I recall correctly, the tears were of delight rather than sadness, for the note graciously thanked her for a trifle which many would have normally overlooked. Unfortunately, receiving a handwritten thank-you note seems to be increasingly

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  • 9 Timeless Strategies from Sun-tzu’s ‘Art of War’

    9 Timeless Strategies from Sun-tzu’s ‘Art of War’0

    Sun-tzu’s Art of War is a highly influential text from the 5th century B.C. Its lessons have been applied in both the East and West not only to war, but also to business, politics, law, sports, and even life. After all, as Plato reminds us in the Gorgias, life is the “great combat… greater than

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  • Will Germany be Muslim in a generation?

    Will Germany be Muslim in a generation?0

    In The European, German Adorjan Kovacs makes the argument that based on demographics, the primarily Muslim migrants from the Middle East and North African will actually become the dominant population group within a generation. The Google translate of the article is a little bit rough, but his key point is that while there are 80

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  • The Government Changes Food Recommendations … Again

    The Government Changes Food Recommendations … Again0

    Judging from the USDA food guidelines released this morning from our ever-wise government, it’s once again permissible to increase our salt intake, eat eggs, and skip breakfast if we so wish.   Don’t agree with those guidelines? Never fear. We probably only have to wait for a few years until they revert to their original

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  • Not All Deep Friendships Are ‘Gay’

    Not All Deep Friendships Are ‘Gay’0

    Not every deep, loving relationship between people of the same sex is “gay.” Last week, in an essay for The Federalist, D.C. McAllister offered this valuable and timely reminder to a society that has largely forgotten what true friendship looks like. Drawing heavily on C.S. Lewis’ The Four Loves, McAllister references the traditional Greek distinction between

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  • Do the British Write Better Children’s Books?

    Do the British Write Better Children’s Books?0

    Both British and American authors have produced a number of children’s bestsellers. But, as Colleen Gillard argues in The Atlantic, the British may have an edge when it comes to children’s literature. Why? According to Gillard, it’s because they tend to produce more books in the fantasy genre: “The small island of Great Britain is

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  • Christianity’s Intellectual Foundation

    Christianity’s Intellectual Foundation0

    Christianity is often derided as “unintellectual”. Yet, if you actually spend any time with those making the most dogmatic arguments about the “stupidity” of religion, particularly Christianity, you get the feeling that few of those individuals have actually engaged in any meaningful way with the intellectual tradition of Christianity. In The Spirit of Early Christian

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  • Ben Franklin’s 3 Tips for People Actually Interested in Rational Debate

    Ben Franklin’s 3 Tips for People Actually Interested in Rational Debate0

    Benjamin Franklin’s famed Autobiography portrays a bright, talented young man, eager to be a success, but with a touch of mischief coursing through his veins. Reading between the lines, one can almost picture the spirited young Franklin as the equivalent of a modern-day Facebook troll. But something happened to Franklin in his late teens that

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