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Many years ago, my elementary school teachers taught that a pronoun must match its antecedent – the noun to which it refers – in number, gender, and person. In “John read that rule from his book,” the pronoun “his” is singular, masculine, and third-person. That’s straight-up grammar. Yet every week I read online writers who
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had stern words for anyone seeking to skirt the highest standards of fitness in the military Tuesday, as he announced a return to the “highest male standard” for physical fitness. “If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is,” Hegseth said about reinforcing physical standards for combat. “It
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Imagine two 20-something strangers, Joe and Mike, standing elbow to elbow at the open bar of a large wedding reception. The bartender refreshes their drinks, they happen to turn at the same time to face the crowded hall, and Joe points to a woman in a red dress on the dance floor. “Man, look at
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Trust in our institutions – religious, medical, educational, cultural, or governmental – has eroded significantly in the last century, especially in the last decade. Conservatives in particular lament the sad state of our institutions which they view as co-opted by forces hostile to the best interests of Americans. Marxist theorist Rudi Dutschke’s “long march through
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“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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Kyrie, eleison, I sang with my choir as I glanced down at my phone to see the news that Charlie Kirk had died from the gunshot to his neck. Lord, have mercy. Within seconds, I heard his name whispered from across the room as the news reached my choirmates. The internet flooded with reactions to
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