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  • America’s Assault on Reason and Logic

    America’s Assault on Reason and Logic0

    “In critical moments,” said Star Trek’s master of logic, Mr. Spock, “men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see.” Apparently so. The truth of this statement hit me like a bolt of lightning recently when a friend relayed his experience at a medical clinic. It seems the ignorance and lack of rational thinking in

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  • It Shouldn’t Be a Crime to Let Your Teen Babysit

    It Shouldn’t Be a Crime to Let Your Teen Babysit1

    When COVID-19 suddenly shut down her children’s day care in May of 2020 and Melissa Henderson had to go to work, she asked her 14-year-old daughter, Linley, to babysit the four younger siblings. Linley was “remote learning” when her youngest brother, Thaddeus, four, spied his friend outside and went over to play with him. It

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  • The Silver Lining in Single-Income Families

    The Silver Lining in Single-Income Families0

    There have been countless repercussions from COVID so far, and it’s likely that more are on the way. Most of these repercussions are negative, but every once in a while, there’s one with a silver lining. I saw one of these the other day while on Twitter, where Scott Adams—of Dilbert fame—shared a chart showing

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  • Quit Complaining About the Weather

    Quit Complaining About the Weather0

    It’s wintertime in the upper Midwest. Aside from the fact that I’ll be waking up to snow on the ground every morning from here until, oh, probably mid-March, I’ll also be hearing people complain about the cold weather until it dies a slow, painful death in the spring. But even then, I suspect my fellow

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  • The False Gods Who Enslave Us

    The False Gods Who Enslave Us0

    In Genesis 3:5, the serpent tempts Eve to eat the forbidden fruit by telling her, “[Y]our eyes will be opened, and you will be like God.” That should ring a bell for us. Plenty of people today apparently believe they are gods. From China to Russia to Canada to the United States, elites have assumed

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  • Our Unrelenting Obsession with Race and Gender

    Our Unrelenting Obsession with Race and Gender0

    Though I generally enjoy my solitary days, living alone as the caretaker for my daughter’s four-bedroom house is not always idyllic. In addition to my own work, I keep the yard shaped up, maintain the house in reasonably good order, and prepare my meals. I try to eat healthy foods but take little pleasure in

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