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‘What Do Women Want?’ – It’s the Wrong Question to Ask 0
- Culture
- November 26, 2019
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Frozen II: Saved by Blessedly Superficial Viewers 0
- Culture
- November 25, 2019
Of the first Frozen movie, I probably wrote half a dozen articles. What was that magic ingredient that made it a plus-billion-dollar blockbuster, a culture-rocking achievement, a life-defining event for a whole generation of kids and their parents? That’s a huge question. You can list every ingredient you want: the amazing characters, the charmed music,
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It’s Time to Declutter Your Kids’ Calendars 1
- Culture
- November 25, 2019
Americans of all backgrounds have tried Marie Kondo’s methods of decluttering their homes. Could that decluttering itch be spreading to their lives as well? I asked this question after reading an article in The Washington Post by Megan Nix, who explains her changing state of mind regarding her children’s extra-curricular activities. Like many other parents,
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Gluten-Sensitive Liberals? An Investigation of This Food Fad 0
- Culture
- November 22, 2019
Sitting down for a family feast, do you need to gird yourself for battle in the ongoing sociopolitical culture war? In today’s hyperpartisan United States, common food products have become proxies for conservative and liberal values. Meat-eating Republicans versus quinoa-loving Democrats. Imported-beer liberals versus domestic-beer conservatives. Nothing showcases this proxy war better than the rise
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How to Ensure Productive Thanksgiving Debates 0
- Culture
- November 22, 2019
We all have ideas we defend religiously, especially in a debate with others. There’s the passionate friend who sees capitalist abuses in the homeless man on the street. Or the neighbor who sees any defense of national borders as an assault on international human dignity. Perhaps you’ve even been that person yourself. But most ideas
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The Deep State: The Headless Fourth Branch of Government 1
- Culture
- November 22, 2019
School children learn that there are three branches of government: the legislative, executive, and judicial. In actual practice, however, there are four branches of government. The fourth is what for decades now has been called a “headless fourth branch of government,” the administrative state. As early as 1937, in a “Report of the President’s Committee on Administrative
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