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  • All Hail the Reopening!

    All Hail the Reopening!0

    What a glorious thing the reopening is! After nearly a year of darkening times, the light has begun to dawn, at least in the US.  Given how incredibly political this pandemic has been from the beginning, many people smell a rat. Is it really the case that the reopening of the American economy, particularly in

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  • C.S. Lewis and the NXIVM Cult

    C.S. Lewis and the NXIVM Cult0

    My wife and I recently watched The Vow on HBO Max. It’s a nine-part documentary about NXIVM (pronounced “NEX-ee-um”), an organization that claimed to provide personal and professional development training programs. Think Scientology in its early days, when it was an unorthodox therapy program without all the sci-fi religious mythology. Like Scientology, its true nature

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  • White People’s War on Western Civ

    White People’s War on Western Civ0

    Many argue that whiteness is a major problem in America. On the internet one can find scores of articles depicting the perceived racism of white Americans as the genesis of all ailments. Those who are steeped in history, however, are aware that Western society is distinctly individualistic and open to new ideas. For example, today one is far more likely to find white people

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  • What So Proudly We Hailed

    What So Proudly We Hailed0

    At the Jan. 6 rally in Washington D.C., those of us entering the VIP section were required to throw our tote bags in the trash. We divvied up various items, threw the rest away, and entered the grounds. When we left the rally, someone had emptied all of those cans onto the street and the

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  • Danger and Disgrace on Inauguration Day

    Danger and Disgrace on Inauguration Day0

    On Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2021, 25,000 National Guard soldiers will be assembled in Washington D.C., ostensibly to protect our nation’s capitol from rioters and insurrectionists. Various federal agencies requested the Guard, and governors from across the United States complied with that request. Hundreds more federal and local law officials will also stand watch in

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  • Finding Freedom From Fear In Anxious Times

    Finding Freedom From Fear In Anxious Times0

    Fear. Nervousness. Anxiety. If you are lucky enough to avoid these feelings dominating your person right now and turning a few more hairs gray, then you can likely still smell them in the air and see them in the actions of those around you. It doesn’t matter which political party people align themselves with. Liberals’

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