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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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  • Who Heeds America’s Shadow Children?

    Who Heeds America’s Shadow Children?0

    You won’t hear it on the Democratic primary debate stage, but one of the biggest issues facing America today is our foster care system. In 2017, over 690,000 children spent time in foster care, and thousands are now hoping for adoptions that may never come. The situation is dire. Nationwide, there’s been a 10.6 percent rise in children

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  • Saving Private Ryan: Virtue and Valour Against ‘Toxic Masculinity’

    Saving Private Ryan: Virtue and Valour Against ‘Toxic Masculinity’0

    When my 16, 14, and 12 year-old sons asked me if they could watch Thor: Ragnarok for a second time, I reminded them that it wasn’t likely to improve upon second viewing, and they good naturedly agreed. Their next choice was Saving Private Ryan. That gave me pause. I hadn’t thought about that movie in a long time.

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