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10 Historic Homeschooled Americans That Changed History

10 Historic Homeschooled Americans That Changed History

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In his book, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business,[1] author Neil Postman describes the growth and outright dominance of the entertainment industry and the all-pervading influence it has had upon American culture. More to the point – the book illustrated how a culture could literally be dumbed down by the type of entertainment it dealt with on a weekly basis. Our modern debased culture appears to be the result […]

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To Be Educated

To Be Educated

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What does it mean to be educated? When it first occurred to me to formulate an answer to this question, I thought it would be easy. Even the uneducated know an educated person when they encounter one, don’t they? It turns out, however, that when one actually tries to define educated, the water gets deep quickly. Let’s make the attempt anyway because one of the major reasons you homeschool your children is so that they

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The Election: Does Famous Equal Worthy of Votes?

The Election: Does Famous Equal Worthy of Votes?

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For better or worse, the November 2024 elections are coming and the hopes of those running for political leadership – Trump or Harris – will either be dashed or realized. Will American citizens be satisfied with the outcome? [i] If not, why not? This may not be a bad time to ask ourselves, what does “leadership” mean in our modern age, and perhaps even more to the point, what should leadership mean? Societal Leadership Today

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¬¬¬Human Nature and the Divine: Friends or Enemies?

­­­Human Nature and the Divine: Friends or Enemies?

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The question of the ages: does God exist or not? If not, does it matter for the human race?.. Consider: In some respects, we live in a world all but shorn of metaphysics. Many seem to take for granted, for example, that matter is the only thing that really exists, and that the only kinds of causation operating in our world are what Aristotle refers to as material and efficient causes. Things happen, quite simply,

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A Munchkin Born Every Minute: Where is Dorothy when you need her?

A Munchkin Born Every Minute: Where is Dorothy When we need her?

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“Liberty is not the same thing as equality, and those who call themselves liberals are far more interested in equalizing than in liberating their fellows.”― Roger Scruton, Liberty and Civilization To be sure, it is human nature to always want to protect oneself and friends and family from the unknown dangers of this world. Violence and poverty being the two main concerns. Much of our life is concerned with those two problems and how to prevent them.

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