Culture

Down on the Farm With Inflation 2
- Economics, Culture, Politics
- June 7, 2022
“Pretend farmers.” That’s what we’re called by our neighbors who farm for a living. Having retired to a 10-acre chunk of Southern Minnesota farmland, my husband and I don’t depend on our miniature-scale operation to support us. Instead, our efforts are aimed at keeping family and friends in eggs and lamb chops. And this week,
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A Once-in-a Lifetime Event: Giving Our Children a Childhood 7
- Family, Culture, Education, Politics
- June 6, 2022
I was on my way home the other day when I saw a fire truck at the local rec park. As I passed, I saw a female firefighter holding a hose and spraying water over a mob of squealing, laughing little kids. I quickly swung into the parking lot, pulled up near the rig, and
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Queen Elizabeth, Prince Louis, and the Legacy We Leave 4
- Culture, Education, Family, History, Western Civilization
- June 3, 2022
The Platinum Jubilee of Great Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II was celebrated with Trooping the Colour on June 2, leaving many picture-perfect moments in its wake. The passing parade provided one Kodak moment. Smiling senior members of the royal family waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace provided another. But the audience choice award for the
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Letter to a Worried Grandma 0
- Family, Culture, Education
- June 3, 2022
A grandma wrote to say she’d seen her daughter cutting up her granddaughters’ meat at dinner—and the kids are in middle and high school. Their mom also chooses their clothes. The kids get straight A’s, but the grandma worries that they are being coddled into becoming imbeciles. My response: Grannie—I am sorry to say that
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A Tale of Two Uvalde Fathers 4
- Culture, Family, Uncategorized
- June 2, 2022
The sickening massacre of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas has rightly horrified our nation. Some politicians and commentators are once again calling for stricter gun controls. Others fault the abject failings of America’s mental health care system. A few—perhaps the wisest among us—contend that the collapse of morality
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Laughter, the Bane of Tyrants 7
- Culture, Entertainment, Politics, Uncategorized
- June 1, 2022
The Babylon Bee isn’t one of my regularly visited websites, but I landed on its front page the other morning and started scrolling through headlines. Pretty soon a snicker escaped my lips, then a giggle, and then several bursts of downright hearty laughter, which a co-worker was soon sharing after I read him a choice
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