Culture

Has the Vatican-China Accord Really Made a Difference?0
- Culture
- June 24, 2019
In September 2018, the Vatican signed an accord with the Chinese Communist Party in an effort to better the situation of Chinese Catholics and to normalize relations with China. A month later, the Chinese destroyed two Marian shrines, and prohibitted Catholics under the age of 18 from attending Mass. These incidents were only the beginning of
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The Night Donald Trump Became President 0
- Culture
- June 24, 2019
Thursday night was the night Donald Trump became president. You can imagine the hyperbolic hosannahs that would have been sung if Trump had gone ahead with his planned strikes against Iran, adding to the list of undeclared presidential wars. Instead he pulled back. Hugh Hewitt called it the “big blink,” inviting Liz Cheney – who
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Forced Organ Harvesting: Extreme Wickedness or Simply the Modern Way?0
- Culture
- June 24, 2019
Every once in a while, a news story pops up that should break our hearts. That, or make us retch. The Guardian recently reported that an independent commission concluded that China continues to harvest organs from political prisoners and convicted criminals. This means that the government executed inmates and then used them as donors for
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After Legally Receiving Food Stamps, This Millionaire Is Trying to Change the System 0
- Culture
- June 24, 2019
Rob Undersander, a retired engineer in Waite Park, Minnesota, wasn’t eager to go public about being a millionaire, but he wanted to expose a loophole that would allow wealthy – or at least those not needy – to qualify for food stamps. So, in June 2016, he filled out an application form at the Stearns
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New York Restricts Workplace Speech and Freedom of Contract 0
- Culture
- June 24, 2019
New York has just passed legislation that will tighten restrictions on speech in the workplace by defining it as “harassment” even if it is not harassment as the term is defined in federal law. The new definition of harassment is unconstitutionally over-broad, especially as applied to college campuses. The legislation also amends New York State
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The Rise of ‘Kidfluencers’ and ‘Sharenting’: Cause for Concern?0
- Culture
- June 21, 2019
I was recently followed on Instagram by a one-month-old. Well, technically I was followed by her parents who operate an account for their baby girl. Both parents are dear friends of mine and have been for several years. We live farther away from each other than we once did, so my chances to see their
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