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  • A Slow Learner Looks at Anti-Semitism

    A Slow Learner Looks at Anti-Semitism0

    Long ago, I was enrolled in Staunton Military Academy’s Junior School, which consisted of about 50 seventh and eighth graders. Now long defunct, SMA was a tough place. Copying the practices of the Virginia Military Institute, first-year SMA students were called “rats.” These new cadets faced some hazing, and our barracks saw more fights every

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  • What Amazon’s Documentary ‘Lorena’ Teaches About American Society

    What Amazon’s Documentary ‘Lorena’ Teaches About American Society0

    Over the past several years, America has been deluged with documentaries, movies, and limited series revisiting the great media frenzies of the 1990s (OJ Simpson, Waco, Tonya Harding, etc). These shows are entertaining, but they also play a more significant role. This is the way Americans are learning history now. I watched the Paramount Networks’

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  • The Forgotten Family Ritual That Bonds Parents and Children

    The Forgotten Family Ritual That Bonds Parents and Children0

    A friend of mine told me how as a child she informed her neighborhood playmate one evening that she had to go home. It was time for dinner. Her playmate gave her a confused look. “Don’t you eat dinner with your family?” my friend asked her. “No, we never do that,” came the answer. Unfortunately,

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  • Treat Others the Way Chick-fil-A Treats You

    Treat Others the Way Chick-fil-A Treats You2

    I sit down on a plush, blue-grey booth seat and admire the freshly cut daisies on the table in front of me. It’s a rainy day in Fort Wayne, Indiana, so the warmth of the spicy crispy chicken sandwich I prepare to sink my teeth into enlivens me. Unthinkingly, I tune in to a conversation

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  • Remembering the Original Meaning of the American Dream

    Remembering the Original Meaning of the American Dream0

    In the 1999 film Fight Club, Tyler Durden addresses what he sees as the problem with the American Dream. “We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires and movie gods and rock stars,” he says. “But we won’t. And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pissed

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  • Monetary Stability and the Independence of the Federal Reserve Bank

    Monetary Stability and the Independence of the Federal Reserve Bank0

    Monetary stability is essential for countries to thrive. A stable currency reduces uncertainty about the future price level, allowing businesses to make long-term investment decisions without worrying about the negative impact of unexpected spikes in inflation. This is in turn boosts economic growth via higher investment spending. Central banks are supposed to guarantee monetary stability.

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