In the mid 19th century, Americans in the North behaved, spoke, and dressed differently than in the South. Suppose there was a unifying cultural moment, like listening to a performance of a classical piece performed by a string quartet. After the show, one audience might ride home past free laborers in one part of the…
Read moreJackie Robinson
I knew a few things about Jackie Robinson, but apparently not as much as I should have. This man is an American legend, hero and inspiration. I often explain to my kids the hell people like him had to endure in the past. People like Jackie Robinson paved the way for us. The road ahead is much…
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I never knew about this:
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The LCBO
The LCBO. I saw these big stores with LCBO on the front and thought that maybe it was some store that dealt with issues around equality. LCGBTQ?!? I have no idea…but I saw lots of people inside and lots of bottles of alcohol. Was it a club? Nope…it’s the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. It’s…
Read moreThe Evolution of Divorce
by W. Bradford Wilcox – National Affairs In 1969, Governor Ronald Reagan of California made what he later admitted was one of the biggest mistakes of his political life. Seeking to eliminate the strife and deception often associated with the legal regime of fault-based divorce, Reagan signed the nation’s first no-fault divorce bill. The new…
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