Fewer Americans spank their kids these days, but a whopping majority say it’s OK.

Sister Rosalina would certainly have agreed. I can still see her standing in front of me and letting loose with a roundhouse open-handed right to the face after I declared a teacher’s accusation against me was a lie.

But I thought those days were long gone. Guess I’d better think again.

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Atlanta art and antiques appraiser and auctioneer Allan Baitcher (right) takes bids during a 2020 auction. Baitcher and his company, Peachtree Antiques, are being sued by a Florida multimillionaire who says he paid them $20 million for fakes. (AJC 2020)

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