In some regards — no, in many regards — I am a knucklehead. Talk to me of stocks and bonds, of escrow and amortization, and a curtain descends. Speak to me at a party of the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, the music of Philip Glass, and most of today’s Hollywood celebrities, and I will listen
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There is no doubt that parents today face tremendous challenges. Sometimes these challenges are overwhelming and stressful. Parents of young children and teens will appreciate Betsy Kerekes’ wisdom and comic relief in her book, Be a Happier Parent or Laugh Trying. In this interview, she shares with Mary Cooney some advice on how to be
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Over 500 days have passed since Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s longtime dictator, was overthrown. He had been in power for 37 years. In an article published one year after the ouster, Washington Post’s Max Bearak claimed that the country looked pretty much the same without Mugabe. He was right. And the same could be said
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When it comes to writing, American kids just don’t cut it. Only 27 percent of eighth grade students achieve proficiency in the subject, according to The Nation’s Report Card. That shouldn’t surprise us given the type of writing instruction which takes place in schools. Today’s writing instruction, a recent op-ed from The Hechinger Report explains,
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It has become fashionable to wear Che Guevara or red hammer-and-sickle t-shirts as a mode of social protest against the oppression of Western society. Those who fight the injustice of Western democracy often are readily accepted and celebrated throughout American academia as they don these symbols of resistance. Would these same heroes of justice and
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Here’s some interesting and revealing news: “To Stand Out, the Army Picks a New Uniform With a World War II Look.” That was a headline in The New York Times on May 5, and it speaks to the fact that World War II, more and more, is the historical and civic touchstone of American life. The Army uniform in
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