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  • Why Do Americans Love the Royals? We Secretly Miss the WASPs

    Why Do Americans Love the Royals? We Secretly Miss the WASPs0

    If the announcement of Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s decision to “step back” from royal duties has reminded us of anything, it’s that Americans are bizarrely fascinated by the British royal family. Every morning since the initial announcement, The Washington Post has brought yet more coverage of the royals: on British tabloid coverage, on the couple’s “transition,” on the

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  • Why Are Swedish Bureaucrats Channeling Their Inner Michelle Obama?

    Why Are Swedish Bureaucrats Channeling Their Inner Michelle Obama?0

    Sweden is often hailed for its sweeping cultural and political emphasis on the equality of all things. But while the popular discourse tends to center on its progressive economic policies and far-reaching public services, the country’s focus on fairness stretches across the spheres of Swedish society – including, more recently, its school cafeterias. At a local school in

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  • The Media’s Shameful Depiction of Pro-Second Amendment Protests in Virginia

    The Media’s Shameful Depiction of Pro-Second Amendment Protests in Virginia0

    It’s the tea party all over again. Way back in 2009 the press, followed by a gaggle of left-wing commentators and politicians, did a number on tea party protests, often portraying them – with little evidence – as driven by racist rage against President Barack Obama rather than principled opposition to his administration’s policies. These same tactics were on full display

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  • Stop Obsessing Over Generational Differences

    Stop Obsessing Over Generational Differences0

    Our society is obsessed with generational differences. The internet is awash with articles and studies analyzing Baby Boomers vs. millennials vs. Generation Z (or “Zoomers.”) Apparently, the babies being born right now are called “Generation Alpha.” Generational differences have practically become their own genre of writing. Some of these articles are slightly scientific, but many

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  • Raising Autonomous Children Starts at the Dinner Table

    Raising Autonomous Children Starts at the Dinner Table0

    My father’s childhood in small town America was great fodder for the stories he told me growing up. One of these stories revolved around a large sandbox down the block from his home. While playing there one evening, he overheard a conversation from the neighboring Johnson* house. The family was having dinner, but all was

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  • Why Hollywood Attempts to Silence Dissident Women

    Why Hollywood Attempts to Silence Dissident Women0

    Amy Sherman-Palladino’s writing is full of witty, sharp dialogue that makes you need to rewind a couple times every episode to make sure you caught exactly what was being said. Usually, it’s brilliant. In her Emmy-winning Amazon series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Sherman-Palladino has created two dynamic female characters: polished upper West Side housewife Midge

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  • When It Comes to Family, California’s Elite Live Differently Than They Preach

    When It Comes to Family, California’s Elite Live Differently Than They Preach0

    California is famous the world over for Hollywood, Silicon Valley, progressive culture, and politics. New technology, new genders, family diversity – the Golden State celebrates it all. Yet it also has startling domestic secrets that are only now being discovered by social scientists. Behind the doors of swanky neighborhoods like San Francisco’s Pacific Heights, or

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  • The Effect of the Trump Impeachment on Our Republic

    The Effect of the Trump Impeachment on Our Republic0

    With the attempt to impeach Donald Trump, the United States of America has come to a decisive point in its history.   Let’s revisit the election of 2016. Suppose Hilary Clinton had taken the White House. What would have happened? The following seems likely:   Those who opposed her would have gotten out of bed

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  • Taxpayers Eat Another Solar Energy Flop

    Taxpayers Eat Another Solar Energy Flop0

    Looks like another federally backed solar energy plant has gone bust. Bloomberg News reports, “A $1 Billion Solar Plant Was Obsolete Before It Ever Went Online.” In 2011 the $1 billion [Crescent Dunes] project was to be the biggest solar plant of its kind, and it looked like the future of renewable power. Citigroup Inc. and other financiers

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