Culture
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August 4, 2016
Looking For a Few “Diverse People” (9/26/2010)
Originally published 9/26/2010 · republished 2016
I’m so far out of touch that I didn’t even realize sociologists had abandoned the idea of The United States as a “melting pot,” most…
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July 13, 2016
Laugh If You Are Able (2/1/2010)
Originally published 2/1/2010 · republished 2016
(First posted in 2010 when the PC movement was more of a curiosity than a religion.) A few months ago I attended a funeral at…
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July 14, 2016
I Know the USA, and the USA Is No Finland (2/14/2012)
Originally published 2/14/2012 · republished 2016
It is frustrating to hear people argue that the United States needs to do health care, education, social spending, etc., like Finland or other small…
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July 14, 2016
Self-Esteem, Sackcloth, and Ashes (1/22/2012)
Originally published 1/22/2012 · republished 2016
Channel surfing while on the elliptical machine in the gym yesterday I ran across a panel discussion from David Axelrod’s University of Chicago Institute of…
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