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How Christians Used to Fast During Lent 0
- February 10, 2016
Today is Ash Wednesday, which signals the beginning of Lent for many Christians. As many of you know, Lent has traditionally been a 40-day period of preparation for Easter accompanied by fasting (going without food and drink) and abstinence (avoiding certain food and drink). However, the practice of fasting and abstinence has largely been abandoned
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More Evidence That Kids Just Need to Move?0
- Education
- February 10, 2016
Researchers at American University have been studying the affects of Washington D.C.’s Healthy Schools Act, reports the Washington Post. Not surprisingly, they discovered that the schools offering the most physical education also had the highest scores in math. D.C.’s Healthy Schools Act was passed in 2010 to combat childhood obesity rates. As part of the
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The best form of government?0
- History
- February 10, 2016
Political-philosophy types should all be familiar with Plato’s belief that the “philosopher king” would be the best ruler. The problem is you can never find him. Picking up on that theme, Thomas Aquinas delves into the best form of government in On Kingship (De Regno). For all of us living in America, we probably would
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People Still Prefer Working for Men 0
- Culture
- February 9, 2016
One of the stereotypes I frequently hear is that working for a male boss is preferable to working for a female boss. But is that sentiment widely shared? Statistically speaking, both men and women prefer working for male bosses, though the percentage who do has declined over the years. Interestingly, according to Gallup, women have
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WHAT Students Read Matters More Than You Think 0
- Education
- February 9, 2016
In today’s standards-based education system, the main focus is on teaching skills rather than content. There’s a prevalent idea that it matters less what students read just so long as they are reading. But according to E.D. Hirsch, professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia, that’s bull. Some of you may
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Polls: Trump and Sanders FTW in NH 0
- Politics
- February 9, 2016
Today New Hampshire votes in the primary. It’s a different setup than Iowa as people aren’t limited to attending a caucus for a few hours in order to cast their vote. New Hampshire, while also predominantly white like Iowa, has a very different political culture. Right now, the polls gathered by Real Clear Politics have
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How Christians Used to Fast During Lent 0