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Many of the more “progressive” among us here in America see Europe as an example of where the United States needs to be in terms of its social policies. And given that social trends in Europe so often seem to presage things here, for better or worse, let’s have a look at some of the more recent “progressive” developments on the European social front. In January of this year the European Union passed a resolution banning “homophobia”. Entitled “Homophobia in Europe”, the resolution condemns homophobia as an “irrational fear and aversion of homosexuality and of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...

If the communities we live are have become an unreliable disaster for our kids we must redouble are efforts as parents. As a matter of fact maybe this should have been part one, as the individual family’s values shape the nature of the community (we could argue chicken and egg theory here). Now this next concept is pretty dramatic and complex, so hold on to your coffee. Here it is....More people need to make raising their kids the most important priority in their lives. This is not a revolutionary idea, but seems terribly hard for many folks to put into...