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Making a Thoughtful Career Change Midstream Isn’t Always Bad0
I recently met a woman in the coffee shop I normally frequent. Her story touched my imagination and I thought it might inspire others as well, especially millennials and Gen Xers. Bernadette Hannegan was born on Scotland’s Shetland Islands, growing up with two brothers, a sister, and a crowd of good friends. There she attended
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‘The Boys’ Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud About Abortion0
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, Featured, Western Civilization
- May 18, 2026
Ever since it flew from the page to the screen in 2019, the crass and explicit action/comedy television satire, “The Boys,” has tried to hold a critical mirror up to elements of modern, American society. To its credit, it often hones in on some dysfunctional, perennially problematic flaw of human nature, and, because of its
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How Solitude Builds Human Connection0
- Entertainment, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- May 15, 2026
“If we are unable to be alone, we will be more lonely,” writes Sherry Turkle in “Reclaiming Conversation.” This paradoxical statement strikes us as odd at first glance, but it contains a germ of great wisdom. Our capacity to remain peacefully introspective – at least sometimes – helps us be more truly present and available
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Treating the Symptoms, Not the Cause of America’s Mental Health Crisis0
- Culture, Featured, Health, Western Civilization
- May 14, 2026
Since 1949, Mental Health America has used May to focus attention on America’s mental and emotional health. This year’s slogan is “More Good Days, Together.” Some large building will light up green to mark the month, and undoubtedly articles and interviews focused on mental health will appear in newspapers, magazines, and online. So, after 77 years, how’s
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8 Life Lessons From Dante’s Inferno0
- Culture, Featured, History, Literature, Religion, Western Civilization
- May 14, 2026
Despite its linguistic beauty and political intrigue, Dante’s “Divine Comedy” is a work of profound theological depth. It reflects the coherence and richness of Medieval Christian philosophy and theology. “Inferno” the first of three sections in the “Divine Comedy,” follows “the pilgrim” as he journeys through Hell, providing insightful commentary on the nature of sin
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AI Robots Do Not a Good Education Make0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Science, Western Civilization
- May 14, 2026
Several weeks ago, Melania Trump garnered attention for proposing an innovative educational methodology: robot education. At the “Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit,” she was escorted by a humanoid, “American-made” robot as she presented the potential luster of AI’s future: humanoid robots could provide a “personalized” education, reminiscent of the tutoring models of centuries gone by.
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Cicero’s 5 Steps to a Good Conversation0
- Uncategorized, Culture, Featured, History, Philosophy, Western Civilization
- May 13, 2026
We’ve all been there. We’re hanging out with friends, mingling after church, or attending a networking event, yet despite our best efforts, conversation falls flat. This can happen for many reasons, but generally, the two primary issues are either that our conversation partners drop the ball, or that we ourselves can’t think of anything to
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Scratches, Warps, and the Art of Owning Art0
- Culture, Featured, Western Civilization
- May 13, 2026
My new (to me) car is a 2014 commuter. Nothing about it is glamorous. A co-worker has affectionately referred to the paint color as casket blue, if that tells you anything. But my car has a built-in CD player, and I consider that dated feature worth commenting on. The plan is simple. Seek out well-loved CDs
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If Americans Are So Accepting, Why Do Many of Us Now View Each Other as Morally Bankrupt?0
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Western Civilization
- May 13, 2026
Most Americans have a “live-and-let-live” attitude toward morality. “Does it hurt anyone else?” Americans ask. If the answer is no, then the action is morally acceptable. We see this moral code play out in many current U.S. cultural debates: sexuality, abortion, marijuana. “My body, my choice,” people say, or “love is love,” both statements which
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