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  • Can We Have a Discussion about Lying If We Don’t Agree about Truth?

    Can We Have a Discussion about Lying If We Don’t Agree about Truth?0

    An article in the New York Times opinion section has invited a discussion on lying.   Gerald Dworkin, the author, alleges that while most of us condemn lying, we also all lie to each other regularly. So, he argues, there is not actually an absolute societal prohibition on lying, but rather lying in certain circumstances: 

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  • Can We Gracefully Deal With That Loud Liberal?

    Can We Gracefully Deal With That Loud Liberal?3

    Sometimes we can’t make a dent in talking politics with people who disagree with us because their minds are so solidly made up. This isn’t so bad with people who have decent social skills and a sense of tactfulness. But we’ve all met that loud liberal who has neither! Whether it’s in the workplace, extended

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  • Can We Expect a COVID Baby Blip?

    Can We Expect a COVID Baby Blip?0

    As countries the world over struggle with record low fertility, some hope that the global lockdown might result in a baby boom. Since couples are forced to spend more time together and life slows down, perhaps it will indeed provide ample opportunity and time to conceive a baby. Many say they also have a renewed

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  • Can Vocational Classes Teach Kids to ‘Adult’?

    Can Vocational Classes Teach Kids to ‘Adult’?0

    Today’s high schoolers are pushed through a battery of tests, college applications, extra-curricular activities, and courses on everything under the sun. But in spite of all these opportunities, many students graduate without having any real-life skills which can transfer immediately into the working world. As a recent article in The Washington Post explains, one Maryland

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  • Can Tweets Have a Negative Effect on the Economy?

    Can Tweets Have a Negative Effect on the Economy?0

    Think before you speak. This is the first lesson political advisors teach rookie politicians. Unfortunately, President Trump has always turned a deaf ear to the advice of those around him. Trump never refrains from expressing his views openly (especially on Twitter,) no matter the impact his words may have on the economy. Trump’s verbal incontinence

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  • Can Trump and McConnell Fill a Supreme Court Seat in Six Weeks?

    Can Trump and McConnell Fill a Supreme Court Seat in Six Weeks?0

    United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Sept. 18, thrusting the acrimonious struggle for control of the Supreme Court into public view. President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have already vowed to nominate and confirm a replacement for the 87-year-old justice and women’s rights icon. This contradicts the justification the

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