Western Civilization

Showing Up: The Quiet Strength That Shapes Who We Become 30
- Culture, Featured, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 18, 2025
Of all the lessons I learned growing up, the one that made the biggest impression was the commitment to show up every day. On the farm, taking care of cattle and hogs never stopped. Dad had to do the chores, whether it was 100 degrees or a windchill of -40, whether he was sick, sore,
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Why Is Christianity Increasingly Attractive to Men?13
- Culture, Featured, Religion, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 17, 2025
Holy Week is upon us once again, the week which starts with little children hitting one another with the palm branches they received at church and culminates eight days later as those same angels sit “in their Easter bonnet(s) with all the frills upon it.” For many Americans, Holy Week is no more than these
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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Enrich Your Home 16
- Culture, Economics, Family, Featured, MomThink, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 16, 2025
Some of the first effects American consumers will feel from Trump’s tariffs will be in how much harder it will be to purchase the fast, cheap goods that Americans are used to procuring with the click of a button. This particular consequence of added duties on imported goods may be one which has a silver
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Why Big Families Aren’t the Bane of America’s Existence 32
- Culture, Education, Family, Featured, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 10, 2025
A friend of mine recently announced her pregnancy to a gathering of mutual friends. She was grateful, but slightly overwhelmed, especially since this baby will be joining a growing troop of small children. Her announcement is just in time for National Siblings Day on April 10, one of those strange calendar remembrances that actually seems
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It’s Time to Tell the Story of the Civil War Once More 48
- Education, Featured, History, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 9, 2025
I drive a Volkswagen. Well, not right now, at least since I had surgery, but I do own a ’73 Beetle! And let me tell you, that little car brings me such joy, especially when I turn it out on the road for rides in the country with the windows down and the cool breeze
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Reading Gatekeepers – the Parental Responsibility Experts Want You to Forget 12
- Culture, Education, Family, Featured, MomThink, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 8, 2025
I came across a twofold piece of good news the other day: 1) There is still something about which Americans are almost in complete agreement; 2) People want their children to become avid readers. This information stems from the chart below, gleaned from a recent NPR article which reported that a whopping 98% of respondents
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