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The four harsh truths that everyone in my generation needs to accept

I’m a young person. A ‘young adult,’ supposedly. I’m married with two kids and back problems, so I don’t necessarily feel like it all the time, but I do fall into that coveted 18-34 demographic. As a young person, I … Continue reading

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Dear America, you’re too smart to listen to Beyonce

Dear America, Lately, we’ve become very health conscious. We don’t want to put bad things into our bodies. We stay away from trans-fat and regular fat and gluten and sugar and red meat and ranch dressing. We don’t smoke. We even embrace laws that ban … Continue reading

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Problem solved: let private businesses refuse service to anyone anytime for any reason

Alright, let’s make this simple. The simple answers are often the best. But there’s a problem with simplicity: it doesn’t give you room to grant a thousand exemptions, exceptions, and caveats to satisfy every lobby, satiate every interest group, heal every hurt feeling, … Continue reading

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Yes, of course a business owner should have the right to refuse service to gay people

We critics of modern society tend to run into a problem very similar to the one you encounter when you go to a bar with 27 different beers on tap. Sometimes, we just don’t know where to begin. That’s how … Continue reading

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Your husband doesn’t have to earn your respect

I can’t tell you where I was or who was there or when it happened. I don’t want to add to this guy’s humiliation, so I am keeping this vague and generic. I can simply tell you that, some time … Continue reading

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I asked you to donate to poor people in Guatemala, and here’s what happened

I already posted this update on my Facebook page, but I think I should share it with people who aren’t on my social media bandwagon: A couple of weeks ago, after just one weekend blog entry, we raised over 17,000 dollars for poor … Continue reading

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This is what happens when perverts write elementary school text books

[WARNING: this post contains some graphic content. Blame the schools for this. Don’t shoot the messenger.] Neighbors, friends, fellow citizens: listen to my plea. We must find some common ground. We must be a country again; a people; a culture. … Continue reading

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A list of situations where it’s OK for a man to hit a woman

Let’s begin, shall we? Here are the THREE scenarios where it might be acceptable for a man to punch a woman: 1) Never 2) Under no circumstance 3) Anytime, with the exception of every time Oh, also never. I don’t … Continue reading

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Land of the Free: where the government can kidnap your child and lock her in a psych ward for a year

Imagine this scenario. You’re sitting in the living room with your daughter. Suddenly, a large man shows up on your porch. He starts banging on your door and demanding to be let inside. You don’t comply. He goes around to … Continue reading

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Learn how to take criticism, or be prepared to fail at life

Business owners: I feel your pain. How do you do it? How do you deal with it? How do you wade into our societal pool and find employees who aren’t thin skinned, self-entitled narcissists? How do you successfully weed out … Continue reading

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