On a crystalline spring morning on the third Sunday of Lent, Lucy and I went to church with my parents,…
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The real reason your in-laws don’t like you
A couple of years ago, I was talking to a young fiancee who was upset because her future in-laws didn’t…
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The United States of America: The one essential, exceptional, indispensable nation
I’m proud to be an American because we have done something no other great nation in the history of the…
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Why most Americans oppose more gun control
A new Pew Research Center survey finds that, for the first time in their surveys, the majority of Americans oppose…
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Do we really need to cancel Christmas?
It’s wonderful (and a good thing) to see the new emphasis on “giving over receiving” at Christmas time. It’s become…
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On Constitution Day, a reminder that political, economic chaos are a good thing
“I’m not a Constitutional scholar, I just play one on television.” That might be a fitting disclaimer for recent article…
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The Bible: Most important book ever written designed for people, not states
In 1896 Flinders Petrie discovered what is for many the most important achievement of his long and celebrated career as…
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