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The Past Deserves a Seat at the Table0
- August 11, 2015
We live in an age that views itself as necessarily superior to the ages that preceded it. As such, it doesn’t have much use for history and the opinions of those who came before us. For many today, past tradition no longer serves as an authority. But the famous British author G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) believed
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Dennis Miller: Enough with Superficial Apologies!0
- August 11, 2015
America is suffering from an acute case of “apologia logorrhea.” At least, that’s the diagnosis of comedian and political commentator Dennis Miller in yesterday’s IJ Review article entitled, “My Apologies…” In the article, Miller critiques the tiresome, ever-recurring pattern we’re subjected to in today’s media: public figure says something deemed offensive by some group, public
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Boys in White Dresses with Blue Satin Sashes?0
- Culture
- August 11, 2015
Last week, Bloomberg Business reported a new fashion trend for men: womenswear. “In January, Gucci’s menswear runway collection was an eye-opener. … It was because the men on the runway looked … like women. In fact, some of them were women—an increasing trend in menswear shows. Models of both genders—waifish male models and boyish female models alike—were
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Any College Professor Knows This Statistic is True…0
- August 11, 2015
Informational source: The Nation’s Report Card Image credit: Nic McPhee Save this article to favorites
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The Bottom Line of What Those Videos Reveal0
- August 10, 2015
Read it and weep. The simpler, clearer version of what’s going on in the abortion industry all this time. If you haven’t watched the damning videos of Planned Parenthood officials discussing fetal tissue donation (or, in plain language, exchanging aborted babies’ body parts for money), you should watch them now before you read further. The first alarming
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Serious Concerns about America’s Education System… in 18401
- August 10, 2015
Many assume that America’s public education system developed organically in the aftermath of the Revolutionary War. In truth, however, its origins lie in the Common School Movement led by Horace Mann in Massachusetts beginning in the 1830s. Drawing inspiration from Prussia and France, Mann envisioned and campaigned for a more uniform, centralized, and government-controlled education
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Are Child Care Costs Driving Parents Back Home?0
- August 10, 2015
Child care costs are increasingly unmanageable for American families. According to the Washington Post, “The average annual cost of infant-center-based care is virtually the same as the average cost of tuition and fees at a four-year public college.” And it’s not only infant care that is straining the pocketbooks of Americans – childcare in general
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Practicing Gratitude in the Shadow of the Third Reich0
- August 7, 2015
German-born Anne Frank is surely the most unusual best-selling teenage author of the 20th century. She penned but one volume, a diary, while hiding from the Nazis during the German occupation of the Netherlands. “How wonderful it is,” she wrote in that tiny hideaway, “that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve
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More screening, or more married parents?0
- August 7, 2015
The News Story: New Recommendations for Depression Screening in Primary Care The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is considering a new standard recommending that all adults be routinely screened for depression during visits to their primary care provider, according to a story released by the American Academy of Family Physicians. According to the AAFP,
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