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  • Extended Childhood: The New American Way

    Extended Childhood: The New American Way0

    Resilience. It’s one of the latest buzzwords in society, especially when it comes to raising children, explains Richard Godwin in The Guardian. But teaching resilience is a bit challenging these days, Godwin implies, especially when kids are raised in the traditional education system which “encourages children to see their worth in terms of grades achieved,

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  • When Ralph Abernathy Took His Stand

    When Ralph Abernathy Took His Stand0

    The summer of 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of man walking on the moon.   Before Neil Armstrong took “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” however, another significant event occurred: Rev. Ralph Abernathy’s protest outside of the Saturn V rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida.     On the afternoon of July 15, 1969,

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  • The Tax That Closed 3,600 Doctors’ Offices

    The Tax That Closed 3,600 Doctors’ Offices0

    A UK tax policy intended to soak the rich has caused highly specialized physicians and surgeons to retire early, depriving more than a million citizens of their services. A new report details the extent to which progressive taxation has harmed British patients. The NHS is in a state of perpetual crisis characterized by doctor shortages,

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  • The Dictatorship of the Young

    The Dictatorship of the Young0

    The end of every semester confronts the college instructor with an indignity: reading student “evaluations” of his performance. While the principle of student feedback is sound in theory, the execution exposes the embarrassing frivolity of American culture. Highlights from my literature courses include, and I quote verbatim: “There was too much reading.” “He should not

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  • Leaving the Peach State Won’t Be so Peachy for Netflix

    Leaving the Peach State Won’t Be so Peachy for Netflix0

    Several major studios are considering abandoning Georgia as a film production location in light of Georgia’s recent heartbeat bill. If implemented, the bill would ban the destruction of the life of an unborn child once a heartbeat is detectable.   Netflix has come out as the strongest voice against the bill, their chief content officer

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  • AOC’s Gardening Advice Channels Mao

    AOC’s Gardening Advice Channels Mao0

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) wants to extend identity politics to vegetables. For Ocasio-Cortez, some vegetables are too “colonial” to grow. Community gardens are a component of the Green New Deal, and having projects “make sense in a cultural context” is important, says Ocasio-Cortez. Cauliflower and Yuca If “communities of color” are “resistant to certain environmentalist movements,”

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  • Why Are We No Longer Visiting Our Nation’s Historical Sites?

    Why Are We No Longer Visiting Our Nation’s Historical Sites?1

    My wife and I recently visited our son and daughter-in-law in Philadelphia. As part of our visit, we took in some of the historical sites of the city. Among these were the first congress building and the Liberty Bell. We certainly weren’t the only ones at these places. Others were enjoying the exhibits and we

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  • The Three Things Every Good Man Wants to Do for Women

    The Three Things Every Good Man Wants to Do for Women0

    “Anything you can do, I can do better,” runs the old song from “Annie Get Your Gun.” Although once a humorous look at the battle between the sexes, today the song is a fitting anthem to the reign of girl power in society. Women, it is thought, can and should do everything that men do.

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  • Graduates, Be Skeptical of Those in Power

    Graduates, Be Skeptical of Those in Power0

    It is graduation season, and with it comes the inevitable commencement speeches that encourage the new graduates to go forth bravely into the world, transform it, and leave their marks. I doubt any college administrators will ever invite someone like me to give such a speech. In some ways, it is for the best. I

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