There was a comedy years ago titled City Slickers in which three men from the city go out on a cattle drive. At the request of their wives, the three friends are forced to get out into the wild and figure out how to be men again. During their time away, they are challenged and humiliated by […]
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Abstract Most amendments to the United States Constitution offer helpful additions to an otherwise thoughtfully crafted system of government. Of the twenty-seven times the Constitution has been amended, only a handful have fundamentally altered the framework of government. The story of the Seventeenth Amendment represents such an alternation by calling for the direct election of Senators. Appreciating
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“I don’t know what happened,” a client confessed recently. He seemed bewildered by how quickly his marriage unraveled. This man’s wife, kids, house, and savings were all walking away from him and he seemed perplexed as to why. Men and women often call our law firm full of venom towards their spouse or demanding a
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H.W. Brands selects the easiest subject imaginable – Ronald Reagan. What’s not to like about our 41st President? Few people inspire continued admiration long after they are gone. Even fewer can use their enormous popularity to do heroic things. Ronald Reagan did. H. W. Brands’ book, Reagan: The Life, captures the full gamut. From his humble beginnings
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The easy path to happiness is getting what you want, but it’s also fleeting. Likewise, eliminating a list of annoyances can improve life – commutes, shame, bad relationships, loss of control – but these too will not deliver lasting results. According to psychologist and professor, Jonathan Haidt, the place to start is with ancient wisdom.
The breakdown of marriage and the American family has troubled our nation for many decades. Marriage is challenging, especially when so few people have the tools to make it work. Studies show, few couples receive pre-marital counseling. Massive numbers of people don’t have positive examples of healthy family life, too. Accordingly, divorce rates remain high and
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Don’t waste your money on the book, read this review instead. Warren Farrell and John Grey are dated and quintessential out of touch elitist, but their book, The Boy Crisis, promotes some relevant research and helpful ideas. As to the research, they come out of the gate swinging – and their research assistants are not only
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“He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.” What a start. Anyone could take that opening line and dream up a tale, but nobody could do what Hemingway did. You have to have lived a bit to
“Who is John Gault?” That’s just one of the questions asked and answered by Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged. The others are these: What drives the motor of the world? What if the people who propel the world forward – the capitalist, creators, inventors, artist, and others – go on strike? What happens when the government
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Conservative thinking follows various theories and practices, but all conservatives share a common set of values. In order to best understand conservative values, we’ve complied a list of five books every conservative must read to fully understand contemporary politics and culture. Watch Review Here and follow us on Instagram! These books include fiction and non-fiction,
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