Culture

Equality Is Holding Us Back 8
- Culture, Philosophy, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- June 9, 2022
Think back to when you were 24 years old. What were you doing? Were you in college, or starting your first job? Perhaps you were getting married, or maybe you were working on your master’s degree. The great artist Michelangelo, I recently learned, had just finished his famous “Pietà” sculpture at age 24. How’s that
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Remote Work Needs to End 11
- Culture, Economics, Politics, Western Civilization
- June 8, 2022
America needs to go back to work. Elon Musk ordered Tesla employees back to the office full time last week. Tesla will “create and actually manufacture the most exciting and meaningful products of any company on Earth,” Musk said. “This will not happen by phoning it in.” Bravo to Musk for rebuffing the fairy tale
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Goofus and Gallant Go Woke 7
- Culture, Education, Family, Politics
- June 7, 2022
Do you remember Highlights, the ubiquitous children’s magazine that you’d devour at the dentist’s office? If you were lucky, you’d wait for the mailman to deliver a fresh edition to your home at the beginning of every month. It was a treasure. The venerable American publication was established in 1946 by an enterprising married couple
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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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