“Bless you prison, bless you for being in my life. For there, lying upon the rotting prison straw, I came to realize that the object of life is not prosperity as we are made to believe, but the maturity of the human soul.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn Older readers will hardly need reminding of
READ MOREI arrived to work this morning to news that 40 or 50 protestors had blocked a local highway during rush hour in protest of last week’s killing of Philando Castile. Similar protests are taking place across the country, yet protests have become so prevalent that we tend to scarcely notice them unless it directly
READ MOREThe Wall Street Journal recently ran an article on the soaring cost of child care for American families. As the WSJ explains, “the cost of child care and nursery school has increased nearly twice as fast as overall inflation since the recession ended” in 2009. Particularly striking is the change in child-rearing costs between 1960
READ MOREA very wise man once noted that there is nothing new under the sun. Perhaps it is for this reason that many who have gone before us are able to frame the issues of our day with such prophetic clarity. T.S. Eliot is no exception. In 1932, Eliot wrote an essay entitled Modern Education and
READ MOREThe slaying of five Dallas police officers in the wake of police shootings that left two African American men dead has been a difficult time for America, to say the least. The anguish resulting from these tragedies has been accompanied by a surge of anger, blame, and distrust from people of all races. The country
READ MORESay goodbye to Bruce Banner and Tony Stark, comic book fans. The iconic characters were replaced with a more diverse cast this month. News of Bruce Banner’s demise broke Wednesday. The Hollywood Reporter has the story: Marvel Entertainment’s summer comic book storyline Civil War II has claimed the life of another hero — and it’s
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