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  • The Key to a Healthy, Happy Life is…

    The Key to a Healthy, Happy Life is…0

    Last fall, The Atlantic ran an article entitled “Dorms for Grownups: A Solution for Lonely Millennials?” In essence, the article explained how a search for community and connection was inspiring living arrangements designed to facilitate relationships between millennials. As a new article from The Washington Post explains, if millennials don’t get their act together in

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  • Politicians … Can you ever trust them?

    Politicians … Can you ever trust them?0

    So Mitt Romney has joined what some would argue is an establishment attack against Donald Trump. Whatever you think of Trump, it is truly fascinating to watch an obviously coordinated attack against one individual coming from establishment operatives on both the Right and the Left. There are many takeaways, but the most obvious is that

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  • Did U.S. Schools Just Use Poverty as an Excuse for Poor Performance?

    Did U.S. Schools Just Use Poverty as an Excuse for Poor Performance?0

    When it comes to international education rankings, the U.S. ranks 17th in reading, 21st in science, and 26th in math. Unfortunately, the U.S. accounts for these abysmal scores by saying that our large number of poor and disadvantaged students are to blame. But as a new study from the OECD (the organization responsible for the

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  • You’ll never be Equal Enough

    You’ll never be Equal Enough0

    In The Twilight of Authority the famous sociologist Robert Nisbet made a simply, yet profound comment about freedom, justice, and equality. To paraphrase, he reflected that he could imagine people believing that they would have enough freedom and justice. They knew it wasn’t perfect, but life was good enough. Of equality, though, he believed that

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  • Chick-fil-A: Ditch the Phone and Spend Time with Family

    Chick-fil-A: Ditch the Phone and Spend Time with Family0

    The rise of smartphones has been a pet peeve for many restauranteurs as many customers focus more on their phones than the menu or the meal. Distracting  phones are not only slowing down service time—which in turn reduces customers and revenues,—but are also reducing the family and community experience of dining. Faced with this problem,

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  • Should Parents Give Kids Room to Fail?

    Should Parents Give Kids Room to Fail?0

    In today’s world, it’s become more common for parents to play a large role in engineering their children’s success. From an early age they seek to put their kids in the right schools, the right extracurricular activities, and the right tutoring programs, and manage their progress every step of the way. But it’s having a

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