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“Lone Survivor”: See this movie!

From its beginnings just over a century ago the unique power of cinema has been its capacity to engage audiences emotionally in a manner quite unlike any other medium.  By that standard “Lone Survivor”...

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Don’t ban Bossy, ban Beyonce

Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In and Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, has a line in her book that states “I want every little girl who’s told she’s bossy to be told instead that she has...

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Joan Rivers’ life lessons: Can we talk?

(’76 Contributor) God knows Joan Rivers had much to atone for every Yom Kippur, considering her trenchant wit, off-color jokes and celebrity takedowns — though sidesplitting. Never deferential to fame...

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"Lone Survivor": See this movie!

From its beginnings just over a century ago the unique power of cinema has been its capacity to engage audiences emotionally in a manner quite unlike any other medium.  By that standard “Lone Survivor”...

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Don't ban Bossy, ban Beyonce

Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In and Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, has a line in her book that states “I want every little girl who’s told she’s bossy to be told instead that she has...

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Joan Rivers’ life lessons: Can we talk?

(’76 Contributor) God knows Joan Rivers had much to atone for every Yom Kippur, considering her trenchant wit, off-color jokes and celebrity takedowns — though sidesplitting. Never deferential to fame...

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Could superheroes teach us to fix a broken world?

  (By Ellen Densmore, CCU Student) Our world is broken. America is broken. We all recognize that, but we may not have our minds around a strategy for conquering the conundrums and build a better world....

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Ben Carson, the Tim Tebow of American Politics

[By Publius, ’76 Blog contributor] I like Dr. Ben Carson. He seems like a wonderful man, and I was even fortunate enough to meet him in passing once and shake his hand. By all accounts, he is a Godly,...

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Golden Goose? Liberals are determined to kill the Golden State

In 2006, my wife and I made the best decision of our lives: We left my home state of California. At the time, we understood that it was probably forever, and that made it all the harder to leave...

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Of Legos and liberty

(By Branden Yeates, CCU Student) When pop culture tackles politics, the result is usually dreadful. So when a kids’ film comes along and condemns big government, celebrates liberty, and nabs a 96% on...

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