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  • Is Social Justice Ideology Bad for You?

    Is Social Justice Ideology Bad for You?5

    In their universally acclaimed 2018 book The Coddling of the American Mind, Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff show that the youth mental health crisis has its origins in bad thinking on school campuses. For example, schools and universities often encourage students to see life as a struggle between good and bad people. As a result,

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  • On the Importance of Shoes

    On the Importance of Shoes7

    I was serving as a Housemaster in an English boarding school when I finally learned the full importance of shoes. Every night after supper the boys would have an hour to complete their homework and get ready for bed. The bedtime ritual consisted of tidying their dorm space, having a bath or shower, brushing their

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  • Making Recess Fun — for Bureaucrats

    Making Recess Fun — for Bureaucrats1

    A mom who wished to remain anonymous recently went to her daughter’s Maryland elementary school to ask why the kids aren’t allowed to play tag, or even close their eyes, at recess. “We’d recently transferred from another district, and my daughter was taken aback by how many rules there were,” said the mom. There are

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  • Fathers Are Still Irreplaceable

    Fathers Are Still Irreplaceable16

    This weekend will mark my first Father’s Day as a dad—an occasion I will relish. Our 10-month-old daughter, Elsa, has a personality that is larger than life, and the bond I have with her, even at such a young age, is precious beyond words. One thing I have pondered often these past ten months is

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  • An Ode to the Fathers in My Life

    An Ode to the Fathers in My Life1

    Father’s Day is a day that brings up a full spectrum of feeling for me. This is true for several reasons: One, my relationship with my own father was complicated. Two, I’ve had many father figures who filled in where my father left a void: two grandfathers, a father-in-law, a stepfather, and, of course, my

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  • ‘Little House’ Libertarians and the Culture of Freedom

    ‘Little House’ Libertarians and the Culture of Freedom1

    It’s no coincidence that one of the first American libertarians was not a politician nor a political philosopher. Instead, she was a mother and a pioneer. Her name is probably familiar to you: Laura Ingalls Wilder. And while her influence on libertarian thought may come as a surprise, it makes perfect sense. When intellectuals write

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