Why You Shouldn't Duck Jury Duty

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  Jury Room, 1959 by Norman Rockwell By David Churchill Barrow Jury duty? Don’t duck it; step out of your silo and expand your horizons! ...

How My 5th Grade Teacher Taught Me To Love America

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By Troy M. Olson As parents, we are tasked with the moral education and development of our children. We are also tasked with the patriotic e...
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Did Someone Say... New Podcast?

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  By Frank Filocomo and Troy M. Olson We don't always post on Tuesdays, but when we do, it's because episode one of The Frank Forum...

Grateful To Be an American

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  By Frank Filocomo This is not a political blog, nor will it ever be.  But some things are so egregious, that I feel a need - nay, a duty ...

The Social Isolation of Remote Work

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By Frank Filocomo Working from home is certainly convenient, but it can also be socially isolating. I'm a remote worker.  My commute is ...

I Was Raised in 'Tocque-ville'

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  By  David Churchill Barrow The fabric of our society is unraveling, but we are Americans , and we can stop that unraveling and begin “sewi...

A Roundabout Way To Make Communities Safer

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  By Frank Filocomo American cities ought to be walkable and safe. That shouldn't be too much to ask.  Unfortunately, though, our car-ce...

Conversations at Baseball Games

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Citi Field, 5/29/26 By Frank Filocomo   On Friday, I went to a Mets vs. Marlins game with my good friend, Laik Green, whom, despite being a ...

Finding Your Local Third Place

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  Playing at an open mic in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn By Frank Filocomo I've written about my local pub's open mic before (see here ), but...

Field of Dreams Is a Conservative Film, Actually

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By Troy M. Olson What true American wouldn't want to play catch one more time with their father? "I experienced the sixties." ...

We Need to Get Serious About the Loneliness Epidemic

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  By Frank Filocomo 22-year-old YouTuber Jett Franzen has been living alone in a basement for the past seven months. In an unusually candid ...