Family

Back to the Basics Is the Key to Teaching Our Children to Read 22
- Education, Family, Featured, Literature, Politics, Uncategorized
- October 13, 2025
Between 1900 and 1950, literacy among Americans 14 years and older rose dramatically. The 1950 Census found that illiteracy was below 3% in two-thirds of the states and below 10% in all states. These studies defined illiteracy as a complete inability to read English or any other language. Seventy-five years later, that definition has changed a bit,
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‘Flirting Parties’ … the Old-fashioned Way to Family Formation 34
- Culture, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- October 2, 2025
Have you ever heard of a “flirting party”? If not, don’t feel bad. Until today, I hadn’t either. Allow me to share my newfound enlightenment. A “flirting party,” according to a recent article in The Guardian, is the younger generations’ rebellious response to online dating culture. Sick of the swiping, online profiles, and perhaps even the
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Insurgency the Peaceful Way 30
- Education, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- September 26, 2025
Before becoming the U.S. Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth wrote half-a-dozen books. The only one that didn’t deal with military affairs and American warriors was his 2023 “Battle for the American Mind,” in which Hegseth and co-writer David Goodwin addressed the failures of American education. It discussed the century-long progressive movement that nearly buried classical
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Have More Babies Than You Can Afford 26
- Culture, Family, Featured, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- September 24, 2025
“Find a woman, marry her, provide, have more kids than you can afford. That’s my advice for young men. Don’t play the victim. Even though you legitimately can play the victim card on everything we’ve said, the mindset of a victim is parasitic to your soul.” This was the surprisingly controversial advice of slain political
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4 Lessons Americans Must Learn From Italian Culture 18
- Culture, Family, Featured, International, Uncategorized
- September 22, 2025
Beauty and history flooded over me like the sunlight as I strolled through the slim, winding streets of a Tuscan town. I was submerged in an environment rich with sensory delight – from the medieval and Renaissance architecture rising on all sides, to the lilting sound of a street musician’s accordion, to the smell of
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Modern Plagues at Our Door 14
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- September 22, 2025
From my favorite chair, I heard my 11-year-old son Eric playing indoor baseball with his friend in our basement. The sound of their rising voices drifted upstairs as they argued over a rule in their made-up game. Finally, Eric called a stalemate: “Let’s ask my dad — he’ll know.” I heard his footsteps start up
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