Culture

Repairing America’s Three-Legged Stool 0
- Culture
- June 24, 2020
In the past four months, a friend has occasionally sent me Bible verses via email, words intended to console me when I was feeling down. Inspired by these gifts, I recently decided to begin reading the Bible for a few minutes every day, hoping for uplift and insight in the midst of our current dark
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Why Facts Don’t Matter to People 0
- Culture
- June 24, 2020
Frustrated with COVID-19 restrictions on daily life, a friend said to me, “I just want to know the truth.” Like many people, my exasperated friend, and others I know, are mesmerized and frightened by daily news reports on the number of COVID-19 cases. You can cite all the data you want, such as these; from
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The Bob Dylan Song to Guide Today’s Protestors 0
- Culture
- June 23, 2020
In 1963, Bob Dylan was a fresh-faced kid probably unrecognizable to most Americans, but he showed he was already an old soul when he delivered a speech in the Grand Ballroom of New York City’s American Hotel that December. It was about two weeks before Christmas, and Dylan was on hand to receive the Tom
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Stop Decolonizing Bookshelves and Keep an Open Mind 0
- Culture
- June 23, 2020
The movement to “decolonize your bookshelf” has been around for a few years, albeit mostly confined to college campuses and radical left-wing circles. Fiction author Juan Vidal defended the idea of the “decolonize bookshelves” movement in an article for National Public Radio, a media outlet that receives taxpayer funding. “I can’t help but wonder whether
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Prince William and the Fatherhood Secret America Could Use 0
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- June 22, 2020
Over the weekend, Kensington Palace released a sweet picture in honor of Prince William’s birthday on June 21st. The photo featured William seated on a large, old-fashioned swing, his youngest son Louis on his lap, while his two older children, George and Charlotte, hang on behind him. William is flushed and laughing happily, while his
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Five Reasons to Protect Recess After COVID-19 0
- Culture
- June 22, 2020
Once children return to school for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic upended everything, they will most likely spend less time on school grounds. And as educational leaders decide how to schedule elementary school students’ days, they see catching students up on math, English and other academic subjects as a top priority. In our
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