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  • Why Migrants Still Love America

    Why Migrants Still Love America4

    A daily diet of negative stories about America’s impending collapse feed today’s headlines. Yet such alarmist tendencies conceal the complexity of the American experience. Reality demonstrates that America still excels at attracting citizens from around the globe, partially due to its superb ability to mobilize resources and institutions to support individual achievement. Nothing illustrates the

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  • Why Men No Longer Treat Women as Ladies

    Why Men No Longer Treat Women as Ladies0

    Considering Hillary Clinton’s proclamation that women need to break through the glass ceiling, or the variety of policy makers discussing the gender wage gap, or even the throngs of women protesting in pink pussy hats, it would seem that women are suffering from decided oppression and inequality in the 21st century. It was against such

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  • Why Men Love Tinder and Women Hate it

    Why Men Love Tinder and Women Hate it0

    The last two years has seen an explosion of dating apps such as Tinder and Precisely. Predictions about the impact of these apps can veer into the extreme, many foreseeing a breakdown in communication and “traditional” dating practices. Amid these calls, it can be observed that this is somewhat premature. Yes, dating apps have enjoyed

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  • Why Men Are Being Told to ‘Be Careful’ About Holding a Door Open for a Woman

    Why Men Are Being Told to ‘Be Careful’ About Holding a Door Open for a Woman0

    Recently my workplace instigated new measures to ensure a safer, more equitable environment. This included learning what constitutes sexual harassment. As part of this exercise, I was asked to rate the acceptability of a man holding a door open for a woman. Although it was deemed “generally acceptable,” men were advised to be careful with

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  • Why Men and Women Can No Longer Be Friends

    Why Men and Women Can No Longer Be Friends0

    • November 6, 2017

    In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, the quest to stamp out sexual harassment against women has spread like wildfire, not only in the U.S., but also across the pond to our European counterparts. As many women have made clear, unwanted attention from men, particularly when it is the aggressive, Weinstein-esque form of sexual

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  • Why media should give the guy with the silly haircut a fair shake

    Why media should give the guy with the silly haircut a fair shake0

    The latest superhero extravaganza, Suicide Squad, comes from the DC Comics universe. It’s an updated Dirty Dozen: gather half a dozen psycho crims with superhuman powers and promise them a reprieve from death row in exchange for carrying out black ops. There are lots of explosions, violence, a saucy female lead in hot pants, and deadpan humour.

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