11.6 | Always on (edge)

Fri » Culture Friday · John Stonestreet on how constant alarms can discourage young people from building a future.

Also: George Grant explores the origins of “mind your Ps and Qs” and finds pints, quarts, and hobbits. Jimmy Stewart leaves Hollywood for combat and comes home broken—then George Bailey comes calling. Plus: student prayer, Catholic preschools, and the message of the midterms.

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Bruce Gilley argues that constant crisis warnings can leave us less responsive to genuine danger. His Wall Street Journal essay, “This Is No Social Crisis”, prompted Friday’s Culture Friday question.

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