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In defense of trick-or-treating

October 30, 2023 Rachel Hoover Canto 23

Alas, it is that time of year again when certain suburban moms across America log onto the neighborhood Facebook group to request that Halloween trick-or-treating be moved to a different day so that their kids […]

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The Inquisitor who wouldn’t burn witches

October 28, 2023 Sandra Miesel 4

“… only ‘the wisdom and firmness of the Inquisition’ made the witch craze ‘comparatively harmless’ in Spain.” — William Monter, quoting Henry Charles Leai Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. And nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition […]