Blog 1 Column Right Sidebar

The Benefits and Best Practices of Religious Parenting 1
- Family
- February 21, 2020
Surveying the growing body of social science research helps bring greater clarity to the complex, and largely beneficial, interactions between religion and family life. The research also suggests evidence-based best practices for effectively integrating faith and family life, including religious-spiritual authenticity, nurturing parent-child relationships, balancing religious firmness and flexibility, and encouraging youth to have spiritual
READ MORE
Land of the Free? Let’s Hope It Stays That Way 0
- Culture
- February 21, 2020
This past week I attended a basketball game at a small, local college. Like many people, I put my right hand on my heart as we stood to sing the National Anthem. When we came to the line “The land of the free,” I found myself wondering what some of my fellow Americans thought about
READ MORE
Will Mike Bloomberg’s Girlfriend Be America’s Unwed First Lady?0
- Culture
- February 20, 2020
Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg isn’t married – and The Washington Post thinks that is fantastic. For the past 20 years, Bloomberg has been in a romantic relationship with a woman named Diana Taylor. If he wins the election in November, America faces the prospect of an unwed president and first lady. Taylor, who has a
READ MORE
The Most Dangerous Answer at Last Night’s Debate 0
- Politics
- February 20, 2020
First of all, Democrats, thank you. I know we’ve had our differences over the years, but last night you did your nation and indeed all of humanity a service when you ritually humiliated Michael Bloomberg. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a debate floor get mopped quite like that. By the end, Bloomberg was like
READ MORE
The Dangers of Mandatory Paid Leave 1
- Economics
- February 20, 2020
At a recent hearing on Paid Family Leave before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., thought herself brave and appropriate to harangue the only free-market witness – one out of seven – there. Paid-leave advocates ignore (or refuse to acknowledge) the ample literature that shows what happened in countries and states
READ MORE
Millennials Are Looking for Happiness in All the Wrong Places 0
- Culture
- February 20, 2020
The divide between my millennial generation and older ones is stark. While millennials are better educated than prior generations, we are also the least happy. Millennials have higher rates of anxiety, are generally disengaged at their jobs, and are deeply fearful about the future. Some would argue that these feelings are the natural consequence of
READ MORE