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  • University Shouldn’t Punish Me for Not Addressing Male Student as ‘Ms.’

    University Shouldn’t Punish Me for Not Addressing Male Student as ‘Ms.’0

    Returning from a sabbatical in my 21st year at Ohio’s Shawnee State University, I resumed teaching my regular political philosophy course. Taking questions in one such class at the end of my first day back, I acknowledged a male student with a “Yes, sir?” (It’s my practice to address my students in this way and

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  • The RNC Convention Meets Woke D.C. Streets

    The RNC Convention Meets Woke D.C. Streets0

    I spent last week in Washington, D.C. with veteran teacher and author, Rebecca Friedrichs. She spoke at the RNC convention about the connection between powerful teachers’ unions, and the aggressive indoctrination of children, resulting in an increasingly uncivil political discourse and chaotic culture. Her warning words soon seemed prophetic. The nation’s capital, like a lot

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  • Children’s ‘Mental Health’ Problems May Be Spiritual

    Children’s ‘Mental Health’ Problems May Be Spiritual0

    According to the charity Childline, the number of children seeking help with suicidal thoughts and self-harming reached a peak during lockdown, with 10,680 calls made to their telephone counseling service in April seeking help with mental health and well-being. Public affairs manager of the the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

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  • America Will Reject Political Violence or Be Consumed By It

    America Will Reject Political Violence or Be Consumed By It0

    Standing before a dozen microphones in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Julia Jackson called for prayers and healing – not violence – following the shooting of her son, Jacob Blake. “If Jacob knew what was going on as far as that goes, the violence and destruction, he would be very unpleased,” Mrs. Jackson said. Blake, a 29-year-old

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  • ‘Ammonite’ May Be the Least Feminist Movie of 2020

    ‘Ammonite’ May Be the Least Feminist Movie of 20200

    Hollywood’s first treatment of the pioneering paleontologist Mary Anning invented an entirely fictious lesbian love story, taking the focus away from her compelling narrative as a self-taught genius forced to operate on the outskirts of British geology due to her gender. As a result, Ammonite may be the least feminist movie that comes out this year. Known

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  • Three Tips for Helping Weary Kids Through the Pandemic

    Three Tips for Helping Weary Kids Through the Pandemic0

    Is the coronavirus crisis ever going to end? It is the question we are all asking – particularly the youngest members of our society. While the science shows the virus itself is not very dangerous to children, the emotional damage they are suffering from the shutdowns is potentially enormous. Their lives have been turned upside down. In

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  • The Best Kept Secret of the Middle Class

    The Best Kept Secret of the Middle Class0

    Why should only the middle and upper classes enjoy the advantages of marriage as opposed to cohabitation? This is among questions posed by a recent Centre of Social Justice UK report called “Family Structure Still Matters.” With married parents twice as likely to stay together than cohabiting ones, their kids can benefit from numerous advantages

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  • Our Problem Is American Apophenia

    Our Problem Is American Apophenia0

    A reader of my articles sent me the following two words along with the cryptic suggestion that, given our times and my sensibilities, I might make use of them in a column. Having no idea at all what either word meant, I looked them up online and unearthed these definitions: Apophenia (/æpoʊˈfiːniə/) is the tendency to mistakenly

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  • Activists Reenact Communist ‘Struggle Sessions’ for the Insufficiently Woke

    Activists Reenact Communist ‘Struggle Sessions’ for the Insufficiently Woke0

    Silence is violence. That’s the attitude of radical “woke” activists, who increasingly demand that fellow Americans not only agree with them, but publicly demonstrate their support at all times. Several viral videos from Washington, D.C., on Monday show groups marching around the city, shouting slogans, and yelling things like “white silence is violence.” In the

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