Culture

Why Are Americans Such Lousy Writers?0
- Culture
- August 28, 2018
Ours is the age of communication. We can send an email to France in a couple of seconds, tweet out opinions as fast and furiously as President Trump, and place an order online for everything from groceries to books. Yet many Americans are terrible writers. In an article in the Washington Post, “Why Americans Can’t
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Stop Criminalizing Parenthood 0
- Culture
- August 28, 2018
When I was young, I had a paper route. It was actually my big brother’s but he subcontracted to me part of the route closest to our house and gave me the appropriate portion of his earnings. I had about three streets I was responsible for and diligently delivered our regional newspaper to neighbors each
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Pedophilia & the Pope: Did He Cover It Up?0
- Culture
- August 28, 2018
It is no light matter to allege or outright accuse any man, let alone the Pope, of covering up pedophilia. What is before you is an account of the outbreak of the current sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church and the events that have led to questions about what Pope Francis knew and when
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Why Every Sane Society Encourages Marriage, Not Divorce 0
- Culture
- August 27, 2018
G. K. Chesterton’s defense of the family might have included a defense of divorce. Except that it didn’t. He might have made the case that marriage is such an important institution for society that government should make it somewhat easier for victims of such marital troubles as violence or abandonment or adultery or childlessness to
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Keith Ellison Abuse Allegations: #BelieveAllWomen . . . When it’s Convenient.0
- Culture
- August 27, 2018
Minnesota recently watched a brief, but intense, shake-up in its primary race for attorney general, in which Democrat Congressman Keith Ellison quickly emerged as a front-runner. With a wildly successful political career and the distinction as the first Muslim elected to US Congress, Ellison’s front-runner status is no surprise. The surprise came, however, when Ellison’s
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Menopause Cafe: The Latest Trend in Workplace Equality 0
- Culture
- August 27, 2018
According to Dr Andrea Davies, of the University of Leicester’s School of Business, “male academics should say the word ‘menopause’ at least three times a day in solidarity with their female colleagues” to enable them to discuss it “without embarrassment”. To this end she has “organised the monthly Leicester Menopause Cafe, where male and female
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