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  • People with Creative Personalities Actually See the World Differently

    People with Creative Personalities Actually See the World Differently0

    What is it about a creative work such as a painting or piece of music that elicits our awe and admiration? Is it the thrill of being shown something new, something different, something the artist saw that we did not? As Pablo Picasso put it: Others have seen what is and asked why. I have

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  • People Still Prefer Working for Men

    People Still Prefer Working for Men0

    One of the stereotypes I frequently hear is that working for a male boss is preferable to working for a female boss.  But is that sentiment widely shared? Statistically speaking, both men and women prefer working for male bosses, though the percentage who do has declined over the years. Interestingly, according to Gallup, women have

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  • People Should Be Able to Calmly Discuss Politics

    People Should Be Able to Calmly Discuss Politics0

    There’s a popular pie chart that’s been going around social media for some time now. It furthers the belief that arguing about politics is always and everywhere a futile endeavor: I agree that most political arguments today—both on and off social media—quickly devolve into angry name-calling. But I think this phenomenon says something more about

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  • People Should Be Able to Argue without Getting Nasty

    People Should Be Able to Argue without Getting Nasty0

    “My brother, Cecil Edward Chesterton, was born when I was about five years old; and, after a brief pause, began to argue. He continued to argue to the end…. I am glad to think that through all those years we never stopped arguing; and we never once quarreled.” These words from G. K. Chesterton’s autobiography

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  • People of Color Can’t Be Racist Says New College Guide

    People of Color Can’t Be Racist Says New College Guide0

    Via Campus Reform: A tri-college coalition in Pennsylvania has published a resource guide on “allyship and anti-oppression” that brazenly affirms people of color cannot be racist towards white people. The guide, made available for students attending Haverford, Swarthmore, and Bryn Mawr Colleges, provides a seemingly-exhaustive list of terms on the topic, including “reverse racism,” which,

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  • People in 1890 Waited Longer to Get Married, Too

    People in 1890 Waited Longer to Get Married, Too0

    • September 18, 2015

      As you may have heard, Americans are getting married at later ages than previous generations. Many quickly chalk that fact up to a modern tendency to avoid responsibility and commitment. But it might not be so simple as that.  Currently, in America, the median age for men’s first marriage is 28.7, and for women

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