Do Something, goes the suddenly popular chant. In response to the wave of mass killings this year, it’s being shouted at any available political figure. Be careful what you ask for. It’s hard to imagine anything good can come of this slogan. To demand the state do something, anything, is short sighted and even dangerous.
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Steven Pressfield has written best-selling historical fiction books such as Gates of Fire and Tides of War. He writes nonfiction as well; and in my development as a writer, few books have helped me more than Pressfield’s The War of Art. When Pressfield talks about writing, I listen. Recently he wrote a series of blog
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Did you know that crayons care about identity politics and race? I didn’t. I just thought they were great for coloring! Luckily I came across The Day the Crayons Quit, by Oliver Jeffers. Each crayon writes a note to a little boy, Duncan, with a complaint. Either Duncan colors with them too much or too
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A quick scan of the news confirms that college students spend more on higher education than ever before, but they lack the necessary skills to succeed in the workplace. Apprenticeship programs could offer a promising college alternative, but establishing them can be difficult. That could change, however, as the Department of Labor (DOL) is making
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Socialism is no laughing matter, but it’s sometimes difficult to refrain from chuckling at the absurdities of its most devoted adherents. Several videos of a Democratic Socialists of America conference in Atlanta have been making the rounds on social media. In one video, posted on Twitter by Young Americans Against Socialism, an audience member identifying
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When 22 people were killed in El Paso, Texas, and nine more were killed in Dayton, Ohio, roughly 12 hours later, responses to the tragedy included many of the same myths and stereotypes Americans have grown used to hearing in the wake of a mass shooting. As part of my work as a psychology researcher,
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