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  • Femimen: The Backwards Thinking of Men Trying to Be Women

    Femimen: The Backwards Thinking of Men Trying to Be Women4

    It’s always intriguing to see articles pop up about the feminization of men’s fashion. The general thrust of these articles is that it’s cool to see big strapping men dress in feminine fabrics and swirly skirts. A recent Daily Mail article about Gucci’s creative director, Allessandro Michele, is no exception. The designer believes that “men

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  • There Is Greatness in the Past—Despite What Critical Theorists Try to Tell Us

    There Is Greatness in the Past—Despite What Critical Theorists Try to Tell Us2

    I grew up as one of eight pugnacious boys in a family of 12 children. In a family this large, disagreements naturally arise, and Dad set up a boxing ring in the basement to empower us to settle our differences. The older brother got a lefthand boxing glove, the younger got two gloves—that was the

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  • Beware the ‘Paper Shortage’ Election Ruse

    Beware the ‘Paper Shortage’ Election Ruse0

    In the fall of 2020, I warned repeatedly on social media, TV, and in my syndicated column about the Zuckerberg Heist—Silicon Valley’s hijacking of our election system through a private nonprofit called the Center for Tech and Civic Life. CTCL was funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, to the tune

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  • The Swindle of Mass Testing and Schooling

    The Swindle of Mass Testing and Schooling0

    In the last few years, I’ve heard a lot of complaints that doctors don’t do real doctoring anymore. They do blood work and run various other scans and tests, but they often can’t seem to figure out the problem if a patient doesn’t fit the cookie-cutter mold that those tests and scans can diagnose. A

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  • Is Global ‘Democracy’ America’s Mission?

    Is Global ‘Democracy’ America’s Mission?0

    “In the battle between democracy and autocracy, democracies are rising to the moment, and the world is clearly choosing the side of peace and security,” said President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address. “This is a real test. It’s going to take time.” Thus did Biden frame the struggle of our time

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  • Food Fight: We Made the Mess We’re Now In

    Food Fight: We Made the Mess We’re Now In0

    “Essen!” the old man shouted at me when I refused his wife’s offer of seconds on my supper plate. “Immer essen!” My German was terrible, but I understood him: “Always eat!”            It was 1978, and while staying with a friend in Switzerland, my wife Kris and I had met a

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  • How to Change Someone’s Mind

    How to Change Someone’s Mind1

    I was recently chatting with a group of people when the dialogue drifted to the question of what could be done about the problems in our society. One woman observed that solutions can’t come through force, but rather by “changing how people think.” I believe she’s right. After all, political and cultural wars are won

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  • The Elites Who Never Say ‘Sorry’

    The Elites Who Never Say ‘Sorry’0

    The car owner knows he must change the oil in his Civic from time to time, or his neglect will damage the engine. The drill sergeant understands he must prepare his rookies for combat, or they may fail to perform on the field of battle. The intensive-care nurse must keep a watchful eye on the

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  • Landing on the Right Side of the Tracks: Trades vs. College

    Landing on the Right Side of the Tracks: Trades vs. College0

    One of the best things to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic is the changing educational landscape. Many parents are now homeschooling their children, realizing that doing so is not as daunting as they thought, while many other parents have seen the type of crummy curricula their children are being fed and are demanding that

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