Elections are the equivalent of the High Sacrament of our civic religion. Maybe that's why people get so emotionally invested in them. Annie Scaife has great advice on how to get through an election without losing your mind.

How we respond to hardship is more important than we think. The Rev. John F. Naugle has some powerful observations about how to rebuild for the next storm.

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The film "The Matrix" offered a deeper insight into how the public consciousness is manipulated and controlled. Check out this essay on why so many people refuse to uplug from the system, even when shown the truth.

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