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David Larson is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in the Federalist, Crisis Magazine and Catholic World Report. He works for two print newspapers in North Carolina, where he lives with his wife and family, and has a masters in theological studies. He can be reached <a href="davidgateslarson@gmail.com"here.
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A&E series exposes the “black soul” of “the devil” named Hugh Hefner

May 10, 2022 David Larson 9

(Editor’s note: This essay contains descriptions of actions that are sexual to nature and may be troubling to some readers.) The documentary Secrets of Playboy, a 12-part A&E series, is more than the pop-culture debauchery […]

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Opinion: Realism and rule of law essential for addressing border crisis

December 24, 2021 David Larson 1

On Dec. 3, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) announced their disappointment in the Biden administration’s decision to comply with a court order to reinstate former President Trump’s Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known […]

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Opinion: With overdose deaths at 100k per year, ‘harm reduction’ isn’t working

December 15, 2021 David Larson 13

In November, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released information showing that, for the first time, over 100,000 Americans died in a single 12-month period from drug overdoses. Surveying our nation’s attempts to slow this […]

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