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American Memorial Day traditions
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Remembering on Memorial Day
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Re-defining Pet-Friendly: The Getaway at Glen Highland Farm
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Interview: Michael Moriarty on D.C. politics, IRS-gate and Benghazi
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Memorial Day weekend schedules: America honors its war dead
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IRS, Obama, and plausible deniability
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The four legendary beauties of China
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BELLA: Rahm Emanuel vs. the Chicago school system
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Celebrity and its role in social change: Angelina Jolie
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Liven up Memorial Day meals with tips and recipes from the experts
Not Your Average Read
Trained as a historian, skilled as a writer, and aspiring to be a filmmaker, Amanda Read investigates the ideas behind contemporary culture and politics.
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Photo: Friedrich Nietzsche
Raising little Nietzsches: How public schooling contradicts itself
The Western world since Nietzsche is on a path to collectively and systematically "amoralize" culture to somehow generate a better populace. Published 5:50 p.m. April 22, 2013 - Comments
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The Road to Emmaus
Where are you on the Road to Emmaus? Published 1:25 p.m. March 31, 2013 - Comments
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Memorializing George Washington
Our precedential president's 281st birthday was today. Published 9:22 p.m. February 22, 2013 - Comments
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Darwin Day, Presidents Day, SOTU, and Jeb Bush on Johnson
Current events this week dominated by Obama, Rubio and Jeb Bush. Published 3:49 p.m. February 18, 2013 - Comments
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Changing America's course: An interview with Stanley Mack
Meet a 2014 candidate from Alabama's 7th Congressional district. Published 4:13 a.m. January 20, 2013 - Comments
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'Hold the line': Rick Santorum and a New Year's message for the States
America’s constitutional tradition of federalism may serve as the anaconda to choke a growing leviathan. Published 8:58 a.m. December 22, 2012 - Comments
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Reverse statism: A reality check for voters considering third party
If you think an election that can't be won with your ideal candidate is an election not worth winning at all, think again. Published 11:31 p.m. October 26, 2012 - Comments
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Romnesia: Misconceptions about Romney's record
Romney is often mocked for being inconsistent. In reality, he has been consistent in a way that would be difficult for most of us. Published 11:58 a.m. October 21, 2012 - Comments
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But Mitt Romney's a Mormon! (Fear not)
Our White House has been residence to Unitarians, at least one likely Deist, and multiple Freemasons. Is Romney’s Mormonism really any weirder? Published 1:11 p.m. October 20, 2012 - Comments
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FLASHBACK: Obama agrees with Sununu, "There's a laziness in me"
The hysterical reaction is an example of how desperate Obama's media supporters have become. Published 1:48 p.m. October 5, 2012 - Comments
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Amanda Read is a columnist for the Communities at The Washington Times. Trained as a historian, skilled as a writer, and aspiring to be a filmmaker, Amanda investigates the ideas behind contemporary culture and politics. A professional writer and researcher, she is also a Christian homeschool graduate, unconventional college graduate, military daughter, and eldest of the nine Read children at Fair Hills Farm. Find more of her work at www.amandaread.com.
