articles by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero about culture
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12, 2012
What Babies Teach Us
A fascinating segment of 60 Minutes, titled “The Baby Lab,” aired on November 18, 2012. It described the ongoing research of [...]
20
11, 2012
Faucet Confusion Syndrome
Sally just got an email from her sister. She was lucky to be sitting down when she saw it. Otherwise, [...]
14
11, 2012
In Praise Of Monotasking
You've probably seen some of the popular videos of accidents happening to people who combine texting or talking on the [...]
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11, 2012
The Unanticipated Cost Of Being Connected
Communication technology promised to be a blessing and in many ways it has been. Without question, cut and paste beats [...]
24
10, 2012
Protecting Ourselves From Commercials
One of my favorite quotes from Gilbert Keith Chesterton (truth to tell, I have about 987 of them) is this [...]
17
10, 2012
Is Obama A Socialist? Does It Matter?
The question of whether Barack Obama is a socialist has never really been answered. Obama supporters and a fawning media [...]
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10, 2012
Bill Clinton’s Missed Opportunity
In August 2011 Bill and Hillary Clinton were with several guests at their home in Chappaqua NY. Bill was trying [...]
29
08, 2012
Common Sense About Abortion
It’s election season again and abortion defenders are casting the usual aspersions, which may be summarized as, conservatives are anti-choice extremists [...]
16
08, 2012
Some Thoughts On Globalization
The article, which appeared in a respected American Catholic magazine, focused on “global consciousness,” and linked that concept to the [...]
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08, 2012
How Reliable Are Your News Sources?
Like millions of other Americans, you will be soon making your election choices based on what you read and hear [...]