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Does Watching TV Together Count as ‘Family Bonding’?0
- Culture
- October 7, 2016
We’ve all heard about the importance of family dinner time. Research tells us that children who eat meals with their family are likely to have better grades, better mental and physical health, and a smaller chance of getting into trouble. As findings from a recent British study show, many families do find that dinner is
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Why Lepanto Still Matters 1
- Culture
- October 7, 2016
In Iran this week, a young woman named Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee was sentenced to five years in prison. Her crime? She had “insulted Islamic sanctities.” Iranian authorities had ransacked her home, and inside they discovered an unpublished fictional story that apparently frowned on the ancient practice of stoning people to death. It appears Iraee will
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Affirmative Consent Laws: ‘State-Mandated Dirty Talk’?0
- Culture
- October 6, 2016
Writing in the California Law Review, Harvard Law School professors Jeannie Suk and Jacob Gersen note that “Today we have an elaborate and growing federal bureaucratic structure that in effect regulates sex.” This is largely the result of pressure from the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, where I used to work. OCR also has
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Is it Time We Got Serious about Teaching Logic?0
- Culture
- October 6, 2016
After the first presidential debate of 2016, CNN decided to see what the kids thought of the spectacle. The answer? Not much: “‘I would say it’s a circus,’ said seventh-grader Matthew Wei, who would vote for Trump if he weren’t #tooyoungtovote. ‘This is one of the most bizarre campaigns ever. It’s all about Hillary Clinton
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The Reason College Students Are Using Coloring Books 1
- Culture
- October 6, 2016
The recent antics at the nation’s universities have led people to expect almost anything from academia. There are safe spaces that resemble adult playpens where students can shield themselves from “microaggressions.” There are trigger warnings to help students protect their politically-correct sensitivities from free speech. And now… there are college student coloring books. That’s right.
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Psychologist: Stop Catering to Kids’ Emotional Whims 1
- Culture
- October 6, 2016
I recently observed how modern society has become fixated on emotions. This is evident in the demand for safe spaces on college campuses and riots erupting over police violence before facts have even been established. As I went on to note, the fact that emotional outbreaks are viewed as a good thing is a
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Does Watching TV Together Count as ‘Family Bonding’?0