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Bon Voyage
Everyone wants to be liked, Americans, I think, more than most people, and English husbands of American wives want their…
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My Cousin in Pittsburgh
On October 29th, two days after a gunman burst into a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa. and shot eleven people dead,…
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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
If you’d asked me before the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings how I felt about them, I’d probably have told you I…
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Wallis, This One’s for You
Finally, some good news for a change. Amidst the debacle of “tax reform” and what appears to be rampant sexual…
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Persistence
In our elementary school, we start teaching children about character traits in the third grade. We teach them to recognize…
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De Ja Vu All Over Again
There it was again. That feeling. The feeling that I hadn’t felt in a long time, but that I still…
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O Canada
A flash of light rent the October sky, lasted a few short moments, and then vanished as quickly as it…
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They Flew Through The Air
One of the things the new Common Core emphasizes is the ability to distinguish between serious and not-so-serious sources of…
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Native Son
It’s been a very bad week. First of all, Obama, he’s my guy, but he’s really made a mess of…
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It’s Not a Riot Any More
The trial was over. The appeal had failed. The world’s press had gone home when last weekend, Maria Alyokina, age…