Jeff Minick
Author
Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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Houston, ‘We’ve Had a Problem’: Jim Lovell and Apollo 13
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The Constitution and the Classroom: Two Classic Cases
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The Hunter Home From the Hill: Alvin York of Tennessee
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A generation raised on therapeutic language is finding it harder to talk about love, character, or meaning.
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The Man Who Shaped and Saved the Constitution: John Marshall
To combat political party influences, America’s longest-serving chief justice aimed to unite his colleagues behind the Constitution.
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Mark Twain’s Advice on Growing Old
In a birthday speech, Twain spoke about habits, laughter, and the necessity of savoring peace.
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1,000 Phone-Free Hours: Lessons From a Yearlong Experiment
When author Hannah Brencher began stepping away from her phone, she found contentment and freedom. In this interview, she shares how we can do the same.
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Salena Zito’s Take on America’s Heartland in ‘Butler’
Rural and small-town America haven’t been understood or represented by the press or many in politics.
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Houston, ‘We’ve Had a Problem’: Jim Lovell and Apollo 13
In this latest installment of ‘When Character Counted,’ an even-keeled astronaut demonstrates how experience and love give us confidence to face disaster.
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The Constitution and the Classroom: Two Classic Cases
The Supreme Court weighed in on issues of racial discrimination and segregation that focused on schools.
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The Hunter Home From the Hill: Alvin York of Tennessee
In this latest installment of ‘When Character Counted,’ we look at the war hero who refused offers of wealth to return home and help his people.
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‘Your ADD Is Messing With My OCD’: Is Our Therapeutic Culture Changing Everything From Romance to the Way We Think?
A generation raised on therapeutic language is finding it harder to talk about love, character, or meaning.
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The Man Who Shaped and Saved the Constitution: John Marshall
To combat political party influences, America’s longest-serving chief justice aimed to unite his colleagues behind the Constitution.
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Mark Twain’s Advice on Growing Old
In a birthday speech, Twain spoke about habits, laughter, and the necessity of savoring peace.
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