Culture

The Trump-Musk Dustup and the Decline of Civility 10
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Uncategorized
- June 11, 2025
The recent Trump-Musk altercation has brought bucketloads of commentary from both the left and the right. Their public feud has paved the way for everyone to leap into this phone-generated fracas of snark, one-liners, and denunciation. They gather round this brawl like kids at a schoolyard fight, with some shouting encouragement, others laughing as punches
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Emotional Cheating and the Rise of the ‘AI Boyfriend’12
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- June 10, 2025
In a world where we are more connected than ever, people are also more lonely than ever. “Social” media is, ironically, conducive to antisocial behavior, including bullying, harassment, gambling, and pornography. Young people are facing loneliness and depression at much higher rates than their older counterparts, yet have more virtual “friends” than previous generations. Enter
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To Be an Individual, You Must First Accept Authority 7
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized
- June 10, 2025
Once, when giving a talk to a room full of young men, I told them to consider asking their parents to hold them accountable for what they did on the internet. Guffaws rippled through the crowd. “Our parents? Is he serious?” It wasn’t that they couldn’t imagine limits being placed on their online activity. (As
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Making Home Cooking Great Again 11
- Culture, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- June 9, 2025
Tater tot casserole and other down-home meals are back on the American menu! That conclusion comes thanks to recent data from Campbell’s soup company, indicating that more people are cooking at home than they have in the last five years. The CNBC article making the announcement immediately connected this trend to a flailing economy, suggesting that
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Written on the Heart: From Baseball Numbers to Bible Verses 13
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Religion, Uncategorized
- June 9, 2025
Last week at my son’s baseball game, a memory stirred inside of me as I watched one of his teammates slide hard into second for a stolen base. This boy was the leadoff hitter, the fastest on our team. That day we wore our powder blue uniforms with a logo resembling the St. Louis Cardinals,
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What Mike Tyson Gets Wrong About Leaving a Legacy 12
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Religion, Uncategorized
- June 6, 2025
Late last year legendary boxer Mike Tyson, 58, attempted a comeback in the ring in an overblown Netflix spectacle against comparative newcomer Jake Paul, who is less than half Tyson’s age. The snoozer of a bout ended with Paul winning by judges’ decision. As if that weren’t enough of a whimper to bring Tyson’s career
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