Summer has barely started and already it’s shaping up to be déjà vu of 2020’s Summer of Love. In case we’ve forgotten, the chaos spreading from the Los Angeles riots to other cities around the nation shows once again that we live in a divided culture, one that pits respect for law and order against
READ MOREThe recent Trump-Musk altercation has brought bucketloads of commentary from both the left and the right. Their public feud has paved the way for everyone to leap into this phone-generated fracas of snark, one-liners, and denunciation. They gather round this brawl like kids at a schoolyard fight, with some shouting encouragement, others laughing as punches
READ MOREIn a world where we are more connected than ever, people are also more lonely than ever. “Social” media is, ironically, conducive to antisocial behavior, including bullying, harassment, gambling, and pornography. Young people are facing loneliness and depression at much higher rates than their older counterparts, yet have more virtual “friends” than previous generations. Enter
READ MOREOnce, when giving a talk to a room full of young men, I told them to consider asking their parents to hold them accountable for what they did on the internet. Guffaws rippled through the crowd. “Our parents? Is he serious?” It wasn’t that they couldn’t imagine limits being placed on their online activity. (As
READ MORETater tot casserole and other down-home meals are back on the American menu! That conclusion comes thanks to recent data from Campbell’s soup company, indicating that more people are cooking at home than they have in the last five years. The CNBC article making the announcement immediately connected this trend to a flailing economy, suggesting that
READ MORELast week at my son’s baseball game, a memory stirred inside of me as I watched one of his teammates slide hard into second for a stolen base. This boy was the leadoff hitter, the fastest on our team. That day we wore our powder blue uniforms with a logo resembling the St. Louis Cardinals,
READ MORELate last year legendary boxer Mike Tyson, 58, attempted a comeback in the ring in an overblown Netflix spectacle against comparative newcomer Jake Paul, who is less than half Tyson’s age. The snoozer of a bout ended with Paul winning by judges’ decision. As if that weren’t enough of a whimper to bring Tyson’s career
READ MOREDespite differences in customs and circumstances, the rhythms of home and family life have remained remarkably unchanged in much of Western history. The Roman paterfamilias joined his family for their daily meal, told stories he’d heard on the street or from Rome’s history to his children, and worshipped the lares, or household gods, at the
READ MOREFor some, June marks the first month of full-blown summer, with all its attendant pool parties, blooming flowers, cookouts, and ice cream. But for progressives, June is the time to remind everyone that you’re a very good person who supports all manner of sexual degeneracy. There’s a fundamental dividing line between these two types of
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