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  • The Suicide of Thought

    The Suicide of Thought0

    • September 17, 2015

    It is a year since the event. To be specific, it was in the early hours of the 26th July, 2014 that my son Greg took his own life. It was such a shock to all who knew him, that it would seem crass and insensitive to attempt to draw any conclusions, especially given the

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  • What is “Secularism”?

    What is “Secularism”?0

    • September 17, 2015

    What is fascinating about our times is the dominant cultural narrative is set against religion. By that we mean that our modern secular society depends upon acknowledging that previous cultures were established upon religion and we are not. In other words, we as a society are moving away from something, that something being a religious

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  • DePaul Professor Says the Free Market Isn’t That Free

    DePaul Professor Says the Free Market Isn’t That Free0

    • September 17, 2015

    Capitalism is considered by many to be the best system for ensuring freedom in the economic realm.    But is the system of free market economics promoted by advocates such as Milton Friedman really that free?   Not according to professor William Cavanaugh of DePaul University of Chicago. In a book chapter entitled “Freedom and

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  • Advice from My Father

    Advice from My Father0

    • September 17, 2015

    I barely knew my father. As is typical of my generation, my parents separated and then divorced when I was only four or five. After picking up the pieces of his shattered existence, my father reentered my life with some regularity when I was about 8 or 9. And by that, I mean I got

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  • These Americans Can’t Answer Simple Citizenship Questions: Are Schools to Blame?

    These Americans Can’t Answer Simple Citizenship Questions: Are Schools to Blame?0

    • September 17, 2015

    September 17th marks the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. To recognize “Constitution Day,” the day “when all schools receiving federal funds are expected to provide lessons or other programming on our most important founding document,” the folks at the Fordham Institute prepared a special project. They examined the mission statements of the

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  • Homeschooling Mom: We Pulled Out of the Public Schools Because of the System, Not the People

    Homeschooling Mom: We Pulled Out of the Public Schools Because of the System, Not the People0

    • September 16, 2015

    In the last 20 years homeschooling has gone mainstream, and homeschooled students are often highly praised for their accomplishments. But some skeptics remain, many of whom are teachers themselves. But as it turns out, teachers and homeschoolers may share some of the same critiques about today’s public education system. According to homeschool mom Melissa Roy,

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