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Yesterday was Father's Day. And although our culture makes a big deal these days about Father's Day, the role and importance of a father in the American family appears to shrink more each year. In 1940, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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In 1993, Gloria Steinem and the Ms. Foundation for Women launched an event which was called "Take Our Daughters to Work Day." It was founded in order to expand the career horizons of young women. And its effect has been dramatic. In fact, the results were so explosive
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Having just spent the last week on the rugged, spectacularly beautiful island of Crete 150 miles north of the coast of Libya, I have come away with a key observation about the crisis of Muslim refugees flooding the Western world. There are only a few, if any, Muslim refugees seeking
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Last week, the Wall Street Journal carried a superb column by Shelby Steele, author and senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. The piece was essentially a summary of his brilliant book, Shame, which is a must-read for conservatives. In Shame, Steele, who is an African-American, explains how
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Michael Novak died on February 17. He was an intellectual giant – the finest writer on public policy, faith, and social issues in decades. It is hard to believe that he is no longer with us, but his thought and his books will affect America for years to come. Of his
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In 1832, South Carolina held a state convention which adopted the Ordinance of Nullification. This Ordinance declared that the Federal Tariff of 1832 was "null and void." In effect, South Carolina was stating formally that a federal law dealing with a tariff law, which was felt to be
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American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant Ronald C. White Random House October 2016 In Ronald C. White's magisterial biography of Ulysses S. Grant, he quotes the following from President Grant's first inaugural address on March 4, 1869: "All laws will be faithfully executed,
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If you care about the collapse of the culture in America today, Hillbilly Elegy is a must-read. The author, J.D. Vance, has written an honest and penetrating portrait about growing up in Appalachia in a white, working-class family. An utterly dysfunctional family!