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Boys, men, and dads

It’s easy to overlook the 1951 novel Dan England and the Noonday Devil. Published in the long shadow cast by his first and most famous 1928 novel, Mr. Blue, Myles Connelly’s third and personal favorite […]

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Progressives and Jacobins

Commencement season can offer a good deal of insight into culture. Historically, commencement speakers aim to reflect the times and the audience. On the cusp of this millennium, legendary science fiction author Ray Bradbury urged Caltech […]

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Safe spaces and empty offices

February 6, 2025 Ronald L. Jelinek, Ph.D. 40

Given our more recent trips around the sun, social justice warriors patrolling professional workplaces may want to spend some time mulling over what the Catechism of the Catholic Church has to say about justice. Authentic […]