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Parental Discipline is Disappearing and the Public is Paying the Price 0
- Culture
- November 29, 2017
A child is said to have destroyed $1,300 worth of make-up in Sephora, but instead of being appalled at the misbehaving child’s mess, a mob is going after the woman who posted the photo of it. That’s right: people are mad at Brittney Nelson, who posted the photo, and are calling her out for “mom-shaming.”
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Americans Are Living in Denial on a Great Many Things 0
- Philosophy
- November 29, 2017
Gallup released a poll this week showing that Americans are, on average, getting heavier. Oddly, at the same time, the percentage of people who say they believe they are overweight is declining, as are the percentage of people who say they are trying to lose weight or want to lose weight. The results are probably
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There’s a Simple Reason Today’s Students ‘Know Nothing’4
- Culture
- November 28, 2017
I recently had an interesting conversation about education with a young man who grew up in Mexico City. Although we never got on to the topic of whether the American or Mexican system of education system is better, he did have an observation about a major difference between the two. Americans, he noted, don’t know
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How to Tell if Someone is Lying to You: 6 Signs to Look for 0
- Literature
- November 28, 2017
In an era increasingly described as “post truth,” classifying a lie is no simple task. Recognizing deceptive behavior, however, is another story. Pamela Meyer, a certified fraud examiner and self-identified “lie spotter,” says humans lie a lot. (In fact, a person is typically lied to between 10 and 200 times per day, she says.) But
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Why Millennials Should Stop Romanticizing Socialism 0
- Culture
- November 28, 2017
This month’s 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution is an appropriate occasion to remind us of the human atrocities committed by communist regimes. But we also should take time to reflect on the progress that has occurred since the fall of the Soviet Union and its socialist economic system in 1991. A recent poll of millennials found
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Why Sleeping Beauty is Now Facing a Book Ban 0
- Culture
- November 28, 2017
A British mum of a six-year old has asked his school to withdraw the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty from its curriculum because it conveys inappropriate sexual messages. Whaat? Well, if you have been listening to the post-Weinstein #metoo outcry, you will realize that the Prince’s manner of waking the sleeping Princess – with a
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Parental Discipline is Disappearing and the Public is Paying the Price 0