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What Year Did Healthcare Become a Natural Right?0
- History
- February 5, 2020
Bernie Sanders declares with piety, “Healthcare is a human right.” His statement may sound reasonable, because when we think about someone without healthcare what comes to mind is pain, suffering, and the loss of hope and dignity. Bernie is correct that no one in a country as prosperous as ours should be without some form
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Ten Tips for Men to Survive Valentine’s Day 1
- Culture
- February 5, 2020
Valentine’s Day: The holiday that men fear and women adore. Recently, I was speaking with my brother about Valentine’s Day. He recounted that several years ago he suggested to his wife of 40 years that they ignore Valentine’s Day, telling her that the day “was for the young and they were old.” I will leave
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Fact-Checking Eleven of Trump’s Claims in State of the Union 0
- Politics
- February 5, 2020
In a night of high emotion, President Donald Trump used his third State of the Union address to tout the “great American comeback” during his first three years in office. Before the night was over, Trump had staged the surprise reunion of a soldier deployed to Afghanistan with his family and announced a scholarship for
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‘Marriage Story’ Is the Perfect Movie for Our Narcissistic Time 0
- Culture
- February 5, 2020
It is impossible to watch the critically acclaimed Oscar-nominated “Marriage Story” without bearing in mind that America no longer takes marriage very seriously. The plaudits showered on the film seem like no accident. A melodramatic tale about two bicoastal (New York and Los Angeles) artists going through a painful separation, “Marriage Story” has been praised
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Tough Teachers: The Way to Student Success?0
- Education
- February 4, 2020
I’m a bit of a softy. Thus, when it comes to passing out awards for the best behaved or the most exemplary performance in the weekly preschool class I teach, it’s hard to say no to the many eyes which plead with me for a sticker. It’s easy to set the bar low in my
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The Iraq War Has Cost the U.S. Nearly $2 Trillion 0
- International
- February 4, 2020
Editor’s note: The Costs of Wars project was started in 2011 to assess the long-term consequences of the post-9/11 wars. Project co-director Neta C. Crawford, professor and chair of political science at Boston University, explains the major implications of the Iraq War for the federal budget. Even if the U.S. administration decided to leave – or was
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