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  • Woke Parenting Eats Its Own

    Woke Parenting Eats Its Own0

    On the first day of her senior year, Sky Bloomer left the house wearing “black leggings and a tight, spaghetti-strap crop top” and feeling “powerful.” Her parents tried to stop her. Her mother – who is quick to emphasize that Sky’s choices are fully her own and that she is proud of her daughter for “standing up

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  • The Contradiction of the Negligent ‘Helicopter Parent’

    The Contradiction of the Negligent ‘Helicopter Parent’4

    In any discussion of modern child-rearing methods, you will inevitably hear the pejorative nickname “helicopter parents.” This denotes mothers and fathers who supposedly smother and cosset their offspring. These kids will grow up to be “snowflakes” who need “safe spaces” to protect them from anything disagreeable in life. My children are currently ages three and

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  • Why We Need to Take Education Back to Past Practices

    Why We Need to Take Education Back to Past Practices2

    Sometimes the best way to go forward is to go backward. In 1899, the population of Boonville, North Carolina was under 200. It was a tiny crossroads town in the middle of farming country. It was also the home of the Yadkin Valley Institute and School of Business, which 20 years later would become a

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  • How Socialism Would Abolish Holidays

    How Socialism Would Abolish Holidays0

    If you enjoyed a hearty Thanksgiving meal last week with your family, you have a personal incentive to oppose socialism. Extreme egalitarians would like to ban these kinds of family celebrations – by abolishing the family. The purveyors of woke ideology have long asserted that only collectivizing the family can bring true social equality. However,

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  • Football Coaches and the Making of Boys Into Men

    Football Coaches and the Making of Boys Into Men1

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  • Righting the Chaos in an Increasingly Strange World

    Righting the Chaos in an Increasingly Strange World1

    I’ve noticed a common theme in many conversations this last year. They’re peppered with variations of the refrain, “It’s strange out there.” That line is often tacked on to the end of conversations about politics, culture, or some news item that would have been unthinkable 10 years ago, but is now commonplace. There seems to

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