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  • Why do Media Ignore Communism’s Criminal Past?

    Why do Media Ignore Communism’s Criminal Past?0

    It seems more and more Western leaders are going to Cuba to prostrate themselves at the feet of the ruling dynasty, the Castros. UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond went there on April 28, about a month after US President Barack Obama paid obeisance. Which raises the question of “why”? They hardly need Cuba’s vast wealth, which is

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  • Are We Failing to Teach Boys how to Treat Women?

    Are We Failing to Teach Boys how to Treat Women?2

    Over the weekend, I came across an interesting book entitled The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hall Iggulden. Recognizing that many of today’s boys no longer know how to do essential “boy things” such as tying knots, building tree forts and go-carts, or making other tools and gadgets, the book undertakes to give

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  • Why Not Polygamy?

    Why Not Polygamy?1

    As same-sex marriage became widely accepted in the U.S. over the last decade, a surefire way to increase the decibel level of a conversation on the issue was to bring up polygamy. Liberal and conservative proponents of same-sex marriage alike said opponents of gay marriage were relying on weak slippery-slope arguments (they often were). Lengthy

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  • A Brain Teaser on the Power of Context

    A Brain Teaser on the Power of Context0

    In his book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell has a chapter called “The Power of Context.” The power of context shows how people’s decisions are highly influenced by the circumstances in which they are making a decision or presented information. For instance, a seminarian who had just heard the parable of the Good Samaritan might

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  • What Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Jungle Book’ Gets Right About Rules

    What Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Jungle Book’ Gets Right About Rules0

    The latest issue of National Geographic arrived at our house with a dazzling cover story on Yellowstone National Park, full of images of grizzly bears, wolves, elk, and bison. Yellowstone is a wild place “filled with wonders—fierce animals, deep canyons, scalding waters—that are magnificent to behold but fretful to engage,” and the issue asks whether

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  • Sexual Harassment Training Isn’t Just a Waste of Time: It’s Harmful

    Sexual Harassment Training Isn’t Just a Waste of Time: It’s Harmful0

    The last time you had to sit through a training program or sign your office’s fine-print disclosure on sexual harassment policy, you probably thought you were just wasting your time. You were wrong: Research suggests that efforts to raise awareness and train employees about sexual harassment may be worse than a waste. They may actually

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