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  • Why Chesterton Despised Thanksgiving Day

    Why Chesterton Despised Thanksgiving Day0

    Did you know that England also has a Thanksgiving Day?  Well, actually it doesn’t. But G. K. Chesterton did propose such a day for his England. And therein lies a tale, or at least a few thoughts for a Thanksgiving Day conversation.  Chesterton’s thoughts on thanksgiving with a small “t” are not at issue here.

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  • Surviving The Woke Workplace

    Surviving The Woke Workplace0

    A reader sent me the following e-mail, which I have edited a bit to protect her privacy, and the privacy of others mentioned here: I wanted to bring this to your attention. My husband had a conversation with a young friend of ours who is a recent college grad. He has been working at [a

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  • Why Poor People in the Freest Nations Have Incomes 8x Higher Than Poor People in the Least Free

    Why Poor People in the Freest Nations Have Incomes 8x Higher Than Poor People in the Least Free0

    Everyone interested in classical liberalism is familiar with the left-wing narrative that free markets undermine democracy and make the poor poorer. Those who perpetuate these fallacies often describe free market advocates as defenders of the greedy rich while painting socialists as heroes for the common good who bravely dare to challenge the interests of big

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  • Does it Pay to ‘Buy Local’?

    Does it Pay to ‘Buy Local’?0

    When I was a boy in Boonville, North Carolina, population 600 in the early 1960s, my mom used to take us shopping a couple of times a year in nearby Winston-Salem. Once I asked her why we didn’t shop there more often. The stores offered far more variety, and Winston was less than forty-five minutes

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  • The Tragedy of the European Family

    The Tragedy of the European Family0

    Emmanuel Macron, the newly elected French president, has no children; German chancellor Angela Merkel has no children. British prime minister, Theresa May has no children; Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni has no children; Holland’s prime minister, Mark Rutte, Sweden’s Stefan Löfven, Luxembourg’s Xavier Bettel, and Scotland’s, first minster Nicola Sturgeon — all have no children. The

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  • One Simple Way to Recognize if Someone is Living a Life of Truth

    One Simple Way to Recognize if Someone is Living a Life of Truth0

    Small, seemingly trivial events, can be impactful. Some years ago, we moved our household from one suburban community to another about 15 miles away. Soon after the move, I was rushing out the front door to put an envelope in the hands of the mail carrier. As I introduced myself, the mail carrier smiled and

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