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  • Why We Lie to Our Doctors

    Why We Lie to Our Doctors0

    Let’s suppose you’re having transmission trouble with your car. You take it to a mechanic, but instead of explaining about the transmission, you tell him the brakes are squishy. Would you lie to the mechanic about the problem with your automobile? Not if you’re in your right mind. You want your transmission repaired.  So why

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  • ‘It Should Not Be This Hard to Raise a Family’

    ‘It Should Not Be This Hard to Raise a Family’0

    Concerns about family affordability are increasingly an area of focus for lawmakers and commentators across the political spectrum, with debate focusing on child tax credits, paid parental leave, and the costs associated with child care, housing, and student debt. A United States Congress Joint Economic Committee hearing this week discussed why having a family in

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  • How Romanticism Encouraged the Decline of Marriage

    How Romanticism Encouraged the Decline of Marriage0

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  • Government Funds Bring Corruption to Mayberry

    Government Funds Bring Corruption to Mayberry0

    Front Royal, Virginia, is just 70 miles from Washington, D.C., by road but a million miles away by culture. One resident described the town, which bills itself as “the northern gateway way to the Shenandoah Valley,” as “sort of like Mayberry.” This author, having visited the city many times, can confirm that description. Federal, state,

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  • Hong Kong’s ‘Shot Heard Around the World’ Is Reverberating

    Hong Kong’s ‘Shot Heard Around the World’ Is Reverberating0

    Hong Kong protests turned violent as demonstrators took to the streets on Tuesday, the day marking the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China. And, for the first time since protests began early this year, a Hong Kong police officer shot and wounded a protester amid a skirmish between the demonstrators and security forces. Video of

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  • Father Loss and Narcissism: Is There a Connection?

    Father Loss and Narcissism: Is There a Connection?0

    Sitting in the park recently, my contemplations were interrupted by a man wielding a large camera, three young ladies pacing behind him. Motioning to the bench on which I was sitting he asked, “Can we use this for our photo shoot?” “Oh, um, sure,” I said. Glancing over my shoulder as I left, I saw

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