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  • ‘What Do Women Want?’ – It’s the Wrong Question to Ask

    ‘What Do Women Want?’ – It’s the Wrong Question to Ask0

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  • Why I Don’t Say ‘OK Boomer’

    Why I Don’t Say ‘OK Boomer’0

    • November 25, 2019

    If you spend any time on the internet or time with those who do, you’ve probably heard the phrase “OK Boomer” by now. Perhaps you’ve been OK-Boomered yourself, or maybe you’ve OK-Boomered somebody else. The meme is one of the most popular things being discussed right now, and for good reason. “OK Boomer” is a

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  • It’s Time to Declutter Your Kids’ Calendars

    It’s Time to Declutter Your Kids’ Calendars1

    Americans of all backgrounds have tried Marie Kondo’s methods of decluttering their homes. Could that decluttering itch be spreading to their lives as well? I asked this question after reading an article in The Washington Post by Megan Nix, who explains her changing state of mind regarding her children’s extra-curricular activities. Like many other parents,

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  • Frozen II: Saved by Blessedly Superficial Viewers

    Frozen II: Saved by Blessedly Superficial Viewers0

    Of the first Frozen movie, I probably wrote half a dozen articles. What was that magic ingredient that made it a plus-billion-dollar blockbuster, a culture-rocking achievement, a life-defining event for a whole generation of kids and their parents?  That’s a huge question. You can list every ingredient you want: the amazing characters, the charmed music,

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  • Culture of Respect: Conservatives Need Not Apply?

    Culture of Respect: Conservatives Need Not Apply?7

    • November 25, 2019

    Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) are located in the Finger Lakes District of New York. Once two separate colleges, Hobart for men and William Smith for women, the jointly organized colleges have a student body of around 2,200. Like most colleges today, HWS prides itself on its dedication to “empathy, diversity and truth.” Here

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  • Are ‘Designer Babies’ Possible? Researchers Say No

    Are ‘Designer Babies’ Possible? Researchers Say No0

    The prospect of “designer babies” is both a dream and a nightmare. For a growing number of companies, it is not just a dream, but the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The Hong Kong company Gene Discovery offers its customers genetic testing for their children’s “talent” – IQ, emotional IQ, nutrition metabolism, expertise (whatever that

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  • The Deep State: The Headless Fourth Branch of Government

    The Deep State: The Headless Fourth Branch of Government1

    School children learn that there are three branches of government: the legislative, executive, and judicial. In actual practice, however, there are four branches of government. The fourth is what for decades now has been called a “headless fourth branch of government,” the administrative state. As early as 1937, in a “Report of the President’s Committee on Administrative

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  • Is Common Sense Becoming Uncommon?

    Is Common Sense Becoming Uncommon?0

    • November 22, 2019

    How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four, because even if you call it a leg, it’s still a tail. – Abraham Lincoln P.J. O’Rourke once wrote, “Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” Common sense tells us the

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  • How to Ensure Productive Thanksgiving Debates

    How to Ensure Productive Thanksgiving Debates0

    We all have ideas we defend religiously, especially in a debate with others. There’s the passionate friend who sees capitalist abuses in the homeless man on the street. Or the neighbor who sees any defense of national borders as an assault on international human dignity. Perhaps you’ve even been that person yourself. But most ideas

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