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12 Signs You Have Above Average Intelligence, According to Science 0
- Science
- September 28, 2017
Business Insider has an interesting graphic showing eight things smart people seem to have in common. You have a cat You’re the oldest child You took music lessons You don’t smoke You’re thin You’ve used recreational drugs You’re left-handed Eight is not quite enough for my taste, so let’s look at a few more indicators of intelligence:
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‘Ferguson’ Play Could Change the Narrative on Police, Violence, and Race 0
- Culture
- September 28, 2017
One of the more interesting theatrical events of the year is set to happen on October 19th in New York City. That’s when journalist and documentarian Phelim McAleer’s play Ferguson will open at Urban Stages theater for a three-week run. The production is likely to force a wholesale re-evaluation of the events that took place
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Why are Kindergarteners Having ‘Gender Reveal’ Parties in School?0
- Culture
- September 28, 2017
Homeschooling in America is growing by leaps and bounds and it isn’t difficult to understand why. In many traditional schools, parents are being treated as bystanders in the education of their own children, and the perception of what is considered acceptable and unacceptable for the classroom is topsy-turvy. In California, the Rocklin Charter School was
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The 10 Most Economically Free Nations in the World 0
- Economics
- September 28, 2017
The Fraser Institute released its annual “Economic Freedom of the World” report this morning. The free market think tank rates every nation based on its “degree of freedom in five broad areas”: Area 1:Size of Government—As spending and taxation by government, and the size of government-controlled enterprises increase, government decision-making is substituted for individual choice
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What Charles Dickens Understood About Self-Pity 0
- Culture
- September 27, 2017
Over the last few weeks I have been making my way through Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. In reading it, I have once again been struck by Dickens’ remarkable ability to weave multiple, insignificant storylines into a cohesive tale. It is this talent which perhaps explains why a main theme of the novel did not hit
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Regret Nothing, Especially Not Motherhood 0
- Culture
- September 27, 2017
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12 Signs You Have Above Average Intelligence, According to Science 0