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  • Three Words No Politician Wants to Say

    Three Words No Politician Wants to Say0

    Google “magical words thank you please,” and you’ll find short lists of words and sayings that make us better people both inside and outside of our homes. “Please,” “Thank you,” You’re welcome,” “Excuse me,” and “I’m sorry” head up these lists, as they should. Add “I love you” in special situations, and you have the

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  • Courage Is Worth the Risk

    Courage Is Worth the Risk0

    “I took a chance on an ‘imperfect’ pregnancy,” the title of a New York Times article recently proclaimed. Intrigued, I read about author Jacquelynn Kerubo’s journey through a fertility clinic where, after initial treatments, she and her husband were told that they had a “mosaic embryo.” A mosaic embryo, Kerubo explains, is one which could

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  • The Chauvin Verdict and Life Lessons on Police Stops

    The Chauvin Verdict and Life Lessons on Police Stops0

    The jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of all the charges. No surprise. Many others are now writing about the intimidation of the court and the jury by the politicians, media, and rioters who have been enforcing their distorted view of justice on the country for at least the last year. The thing that has occupied

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  • Why Republicans Struggle to Gain the Black Vote

    Why Republicans Struggle to Gain the Black Vote0

    Acts of contrition can never endear the Republican Party to black Americans. Republicans have assumed the opposite for decades, thinking that blacks will reward them with support for their energetic pandering. What Republicans fail to realize is that black people view voting as an expression of group solidarity. This solidarity is crucial to the identity of

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  • The Rise of Woke Capitalism

    The Rise of Woke Capitalism1

    A new creature has appeared on our political landscape—woke capitalism. It is not the usual, perfectly rational, corporate politicking where businesses hire lobbyists or run PR campaigns to help boost their bottom lines. Here clout is mobilized to advance policies that have absolutely nothing to do with either generating profit or enhancing a company’s “good

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  • Courage in the Face of Tyranny

    Courage in the Face of Tyranny0

    A Man For All Seasons is a film for our time. In this classic period drama, Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield), a brilliant writer and intellectual and former Lord Chancellor of England, refuses to approve Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn, rejects his decision to break with Rome, and recognize the king as the Supreme Head

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